53 Norway Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AE
About 53 Norway Street
53 Norway Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sold in January 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 13.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 90% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Norway Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2013ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.8m, for which the maximum height would be 3.4m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2m.
- Agent
- Mr Colin Jessey
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2013/03089
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 53 Norway Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
53 Norway Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 21 years.
£476,000
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
26 January 2016Most recent
£476,000
+90.4%over 11 years24 June 2004
£249,999
+72.5%over 3 years26 October 2000
£144,950
+90.1%over 1 year29 January 1999
£76,250
+71.3%over 3 years17 May 1995
£44,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1AE: £460,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BN41 1AE
48 Norway Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AE
Sold Dec 2024
£460,00042 Norway Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AE
Sold May 2021
£490,00055 Norway Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AE
Sold Apr 2021
£497,00038b, Norway Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AE
Sold Mar 2020
£40,00059 Norway Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AE
Sold Feb 2020
£448,000
Everything we know about 53 Norway Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Norway Street homes
53 Norway Street outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,577
Street avg £3,693
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Norway Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB