13 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
About 13 Franklin Road
13 Franklin Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1283 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 sits 151.2% above the 2002 sale of £214,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. At 119 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 32 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2016.
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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 gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
13 Franklin Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Mr Duncan Bayley
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2015/04301
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 13 Franklin Road
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
13 Franklin Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.2% per year over 2 years.
£214,950
Growth on file: 22.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2002Most recent
£214,950
+59.3%over 2 years28 June 2000
£134,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1AF: £509,220 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BN41 1AF
39 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
Sold Jan 2025
£509,22033 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
Sold Sept 2022
£685,00041 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
Sold Sept 2021
£850,00048 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
Sold Feb 2021
£405,00036 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
Sold Jul 2018
£465,000
Everything we know about 13 Franklin Road, 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 Franklin Road homes
On price per m², 13 Franklin Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,803
Street avg £4,014
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Boundary Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB