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41 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
239 m²
2573 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 41 Franklin Road

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

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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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

41 Franklin Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 41 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2011
    Loft ConversionFull
    In 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
    View planning 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.

Latest sale on 41 Franklin Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,160,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£850,000

Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2021Most recent

    £850,000

    +347.5%over 14 years
  2. 21 March 2007

    £189,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1AF: £480,000 (2025–2018).

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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
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On the street

Versus other Franklin Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

41 Franklin Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,556

Street avg £3,910

On par

Floor Area

239 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN41 1AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN41 1AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 41 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.