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Lyndhurst Road, Hove

South East

£1,200,000

Listed on 22/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
House
Area
2164 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

A five-bedroom period house with bay-fronted rooms and a generous plot in Hove. The ground floor includes a hallway, separate lounge and dining room, a kitchen/breakfast room, an additional reception room, a cloakroom and a conservatory opening onto the rear garden. Upstairs are five bedrooms and a family bathroom. Period details include fireplaces, picture rails and decorative coving. Outside, the rear garden has lawn, mature planting, a patio, greenhouse and a brick-built storage shed. The property also has off-street parking and two garages. The plot may offer scope for extension or further development, subject to planning and other necessary consents. The house is marketed by David Maslen Estate Agents and has an Energy Rating of D63.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This substantial five-bedroom Hove home has a lot to work with: period fireplaces and detailing, several reception spaces, and a large established garden with driveway and two garages. The dated finishes across several rooms make redecoration and flooring a clear, manageable value-add project, with an existing renovation range of £12,000–£24,000. The unusually generous plot also offers potential to extend or develop, subject to the necessary consents.

The asking price is £555/sqf, around 5.5% above the local average of £526/sqf, so price is a limitation rather than a bargain signal. All-in purchase and refurb costs also look tight against local benchmarks, though the home’s space, plot and period character give a project buyer plenty to consider.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh dated decoration and floor finishes across several rooms while retaining period fireplaces, coving and picture rails.
  • Make more of the established garden, patio areas and greenhouse with routine pruning and path improvements.
  • Explore the potential to extend or further develop the unusually generous plot, subject to necessary consents.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Lyndhurst Road, Hove
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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£4,533
Based on a loan of £900,000 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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Pricing

Price history

-20.0% since listed
£1,200,000+£200,000(+20.0%)
21/10/2026
Current price
£1,000,000£250,000(-20.0%)
27/05/2026
£1,250,000£250,000(-16.7%)
03/04/2026
£1,500,000Initial listing
12/03/2026

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