All the land and property sold by the council recently - including a toilet for £100k

Brighton and Hove City Council has sold almost £4 million worth of land and property in the past five years, including a toilet for £100,000. A Freedom of Information request by The Argus has revealed the council's total sales since 2020 amounted to £3,883,502, accumulated from 21 properties and parcels of land. The former public toilet at 201 Portland Street in Hove was one of the more notable sales, fetching £100,000.

This site has since been transformed into the Claire Potter Design Studio, which focuses on sustainable, circular economy design. The former public toilet at 201 Portland Street (Image: Google) The highest value sale on the list was Patcham Lodge on London Road, which was sold to TNC Group Holdings Limited on October 27, 2022 for £701,500. However, some transactions were eye-catching for the low prices involved.



A parcel of land in Shoreham Port was sold to the Shoreham Port Authority for only £2. St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School on Ann Street, which was permanently closed at the end of 2024 due to low pupil numbers, was sold to the Chichester Diocesan Fund for no fee. St Bartholomew's CE Primary School on Ann Street (Image: Google) Councillor Jacob Taylor, deputy leader and cabinet member for finance and city regeneration, said: "We regularly review our assets and will sometimes take the decision to sell council land or buildings which are no longer needed, or which could generate important income for the council without impacting services for residents.

"In some cases, the council releasing assets also frees land up for important uses, such as housing development, community use, or for businesses to expand. "We always make sure that when we do so, we get the best possible price for the assets we sell. READ NEXT: Football stadium revamp to go ahead "However, there are occasions when there becomes a statutory requirement for us to transfer land, or where it makes financial sense for us to do so as it removes ongoing liability.

"An example of this would be a small parcel of land in Shoreham Port. "This was being maintained by the council at significant cost because of the heavy traffic flow to and from the port, so the sale saves the council a large sum of money going forward." Patcham Lodge, seen here, was the highest value sale (Image: Hassocks5489) READ NEXT: New Ikea store takes step forward as latest plans receive approval Here is the full list of all the council's sales from the past five years: - The annexe at 43 Belmont Street was sold to North Laine Investments Ltd on March 31, 2020, for £450,000.

- Land to the east of Sackville Road was sold to Sackville Street Property Company on October 27, 2020, for £8,000. - A residential property at 8 Greenways Corner was sold to an unnamed purchaser on November 13, 2020, for £410,000. - Patio land at the rear of 18 Crown Gardens was sold to an unnamed purchaser on December 9, 2020, for £10,000.

- Car parking spaces at 23-24 Regent Street were sold to Venosc Ltd on December 17, 2020, for £10,000. - A field on Braypool Lane was sold to RSPCA Sussex on July 23, 2021, for £345,000. - Patcham Lodge on London Road was sold to TNC Group Holdings Limited on October 27, 2022, for £701,500.

- A property at 8-9 Kings Road was sold to SJ & Hurst Ltd on August 3, 2023, for £444,000. - St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School on Ann Street was sold to the Chichester Diocesan Fund on February 9, 2022, for £0. - Land to the rear of 111 Braeside Avenue was sold to an unnamed purchaser on November 30, 2023, for £4,000.

- Land to the rear of the apple yard at 1A Lloyd Close was sold to an unnamed purchaser on November 3, 2023, for £3,000. - Former public toilets at 201 Portland Street were sold to an unnamed purchaser on July 21, 2024, for £100,000. - The Shirley Street Clinic at 43 Shirley Street was sold to Little Bears Day Nursery (Hove Actually) Limited on August 15, 2024, for £190,000.

- Land on the south side of Wellington Road in Shoreham Port was sold to the Shoreham Port Authority on September 20, 2024, for £2. - A property at 23 Upper Lodges, Stanmer, was sold to an unnamed purchaser on September 12, 2024, for £575,000. - A property at 39A/B George Street was sold to an unnamed purchaser on August 21, 2024, for £225,000.

- Land at the rear of Browns Farm Cottages, 120 Vale Avenue, was sold to Southern Rock (Vale) Property Limited on August 15, 2023, for £15,000. - Garden land to the rear of 4 Treyford Close was sold to an unnamed purchaser on August 1, 2024, for £15,000. - A property at 2 Varndean Cottages was sold to an unnamed purchaser on December 13, 2024, for £368,000.

- Land at the rear of 16 Crown Gardens was sold to an unnamed purchaser on December 16, 2024, for £10,000..