What type of property is 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN sell for?

18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN last sold for £450,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £75,000 in April 1997, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 1997 and February 2021, 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN rose from £75,000 to £450,000, a change of £375,000. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

The current EPC rating for 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in August 2025. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (807 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 63% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 1RN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

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

Where is 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN located?

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

What is crime like near 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

Police records around 18 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.

Which schools serve 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

The closest primary school to 18 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 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN?

The closest bus stop to 18 Portland Street, BN1 1RN is Clock Tower, 134m away. The nearest rail option is Brighton Rail Station, 502m away.

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18 Portland Street, Brighton, BN1 1RN

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

75 m²

807 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Portland Street

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

18 Portland Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 1RN). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.

At 75 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 92.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2025

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2025from Sept 2015

Windows

Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Low Energy Lighting

0%65%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Portland Street, Brighton, BN1 1RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Portland Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

27 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

18 Portland Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£481,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£450,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

15 February 2021Most recent
£450,000
+500.0%over 23 years
10 April 1997
£75,000

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.

CO₂ Emissions for 18 Portland Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,000

Street avg £4,299

Above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 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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Common questions

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