Brighton · BN3 3BL · 2-bed
Tisbury Road, Hove
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Asking price
£525,000
£632/sqft
Verdict
Overpriced by £166,442 vs 2-bed homes nearby
What you could do with it
Estimated gross yields from current rental comps. Numbers are pre-cost — service, voids, mortgage, management still come off these.
Standard BTL
Best fit£1,622/mo
3.7% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
LHA / Section 8
£1,197/mo
2.7% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£1,017/mo
2.3% gross yield
3–5 yr guaranteed-rent lease to a housing association. Hands-off.
Who is this for?
Quick read across the buyer personas. ✅ = good fit · ⚠ = workable with caveats · ❌ = look elsewhere.
Family home
2-bed but EPC unknown — factor retrofit cost or budget for it.
Standard BTL
3.7% gross — won't cover costs at current rates.
Buy + rent later
Rent would cover most mortgage costs but you'd top up if it sat empty for a few months.
The numbers
England (SDLT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£5,000
Home mover
£13,750
2nd home / BTL
£40,000
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £393,750
- Deposit
- £131,250
- Per month
- £2,418
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £171,250
Should you pay this?
Asking price is roughly £166,442 above what 2-bed homes typically go for here.
You're paying £525,000. Comparable 2-bed homes in this area suggest a market price of around £358,558.
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What it'd rent for
£1,622/month3.71% gross yield
Based on 951 live rentals in Brighton · 2-bed homes here average £1,761/mo.
Most landlords need 5%+ gross to break even after costs in this area, so this is tight as a fallback — worth running the numbers carefully.
Property features
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5-year price trend
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Schools & Ofsted
No schools indexed yet for this postcode sector. The official sources below cover every UK postcode.
Catchments aren't published nationally; many schools use distance-from-school as the deciding factor. The links above give you the official data — only the local authority can confirm a specific year's catchment boundary.
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Area pulse
- 27,829 new listings here in the last month — good comparable supply.
- Inside an Article 4 area — HMO conversion needs planning consent (don't assume you can split it).
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