What kind of home is 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN is a mid-terrace house.

What did 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN sell for?

17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN last sold for £445,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £63,250 in December 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN changed over time?

Across 5 sales between December 1996 and March 2022, 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN rose from £63,250 to £445,000, a change of £381,750. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

The current EPC rating for 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft). That makes it about 57% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 1RN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN use?

The latest EPC at 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN in?

17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN sits in Brighton. It falls within the BN1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

Police records around 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN show an average of 21 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

The closest primary school to 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN is St Paul's CofE Primary School (271m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (1.3km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

The closest bus stop to 17 Portland Street, BN1 1RN is Clock Tower, 134m away. The nearest rail option is Brighton Rail Station, 502m away.

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17 Portland Street, Brighton, BN1 1RN

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Portland Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Portland Street is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 1RN). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

At 72 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 100.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £445,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Portland Street, Brighton, BN1 1RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Portland Street has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 17 Portland Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£462,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£445,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

1 March 2022Most recent
£445,000
+15.6%over 7 years
26 June 2014
£385,000
+40.0%over 3 years
26 August 2010
£275,000
+61.8%over 8 years
2 November 2001
£170,000
+168.8%over 4 years
20 December 1996
£63,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 1RN: £470,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in BN1 1RN

On the street

Versus other Portland Street homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Portland Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,181

Street avg £4,285

Strongly above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.

Full Brighton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Clock Tower — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Paul's CofE Primary School. 27 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 1RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.0dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 1RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

48.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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