Fresh windows for Fiveways terraces
Ditchling Road, Preston Drove and the streets around them
Late Victorian and Edwardian terraces on a windy hill, many with bays and with original windows patched for decades.
Homes in Fiveways
Fiveways is the junction where Ditchling Road meets Preston Drove, north-east of Preston Park. The streets that climb away from it are mostly late Victorian and Edwardian terraces and semis, many with square or canted bays, tile-hung gables and timber windows that have been repaired again and again.
It is high, exposed ground, and many front windows take the weather head on. Rotten bottom rails, failed putty and sills that hold water are the usual reasons people here start looking at new windows.
Planning at a glance
Some streets near Fiveways fall inside the Preston Park conservation area, and Round Hill conservation area lies just to the south; both have Article 4 directions.
Flats need permission for any change in the look of their windows, wherever they are.
What usually suits these houses
Flush casement windows
Flush casements for the Edwardian houses, in heritage colours.
Sash windows
Box sashes for the Victorian terraces.
Bay windows
Square and canted bays, rebuilt properly where the frame has dropped.
Every job is priced on its own: the figure depends on the sizes of your windows, how many there are and where they sit, the access, and the materials, colours and hardware you pick. A free home visit gives you the exact price for yours. Window prices in Brighton.
Conservation and permission
Some streets near Fiveways fall inside the Preston Park conservation area, and Round Hill conservation area lies just to the south; both have Article 4 directions. Most of the streets further north and east are outside any conservation area, where new windows of similar appearance on a house are normally permitted development.
Because the boundary runs close by, it is worth checking your own address on the council’s maps before you choose a material.