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48 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 48 Franklin Road

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

48 Franklin Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £489,000 is 20.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 57.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £405,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 48 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2021
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and rear dormer, with the installation of 3no. front rooflights.

    Agent
    Mr George Kain
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2021/00685
    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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£489,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£405,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 February 2021Most recent

    £405,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1AF: £509,220 (2025–2018).

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What we flagged

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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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.

Floor Area for 48 Franklin Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,263

Street avg £3,869

On par

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.4 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£421k

1 Links Road, Portslade

BN41 1XH

3 bed1 bath
£385k

1 Elm Road, Portslade

BN41 1SA

3 bed1 bath
£383k

1 Hurst Crescent, Portslade

BN41 1SG

3 bed1 bath
£382k

1 Bampfield Street, Portslade

BN41 1SE

3 bed1 bath
£545k

1 Rothbury Mews, Franklin Road, Portslade

BN41 1AU

4 bed2 bath
£435k

1 Gardner Road, Portslade

BN41 1PN

4 bed
£418k

1 Gardener Street, Portslade

BN41 1SX

2 bed1 bath
£406k

1 Brambledean Road, Portslade

BN41 1LP

2 bed2 bath
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

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.

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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 48 Franklin Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.