41 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
About 41 Franklin Road
41 Franklin Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,160,000 is 36.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
41 Franklin Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2011Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Loft conversion incorporating rear dormer, erection of a two-storey rear extension and a replacement garage (amended design)
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2011/01774
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 41 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
Latest sale on 41 Franklin Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 15 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£850,000
+347.5%over 14 years21 March 2007
£189,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1AF: £480,000 (2025–2018).
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
£685,00048 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
Sold Feb 2021
£405,00036 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
Sold Jul 2018
£465,00027 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF
Sold Apr 2018
£487,500
Everything we know about 41 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
41 Franklin Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,556
Street avg £3,910
Floor Area
239 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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