78 St Andrews Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DE
About 78 St Andrews Road
78 St Andrews Road is a mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 103.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £703,125 in February 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
78 St Andrews Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear infill extension.
- Agent
- Lewis McMillan Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2018/03069
- Sept 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear infill extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.818m, for which the maximum height would be 3.275m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.44m.
- Agent
- Lewis McMillan Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2018/02590
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 78 St Andrews Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 78 St Andrews Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£697,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 28 years.
£703,125
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
27 February 2024Most recent
£703,125
+114.7%over 10 years8 March 2013
£327,500
+19.1%over 3 years11 August 2009
£275,000
+423.8%over 13 years28 May 1996
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1DE: £615,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in BN41 1DE
74 St Andrews Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DE
Sold Jul 2023
£615,000100 St Andrews Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DE
Sold Aug 2022
£651,50070 St Andrews Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DE
Sold Mar 2022
£640,00066 St Andrews Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DE
Sold Jan 2022
£613,500102 St Andrews Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DE
Sold Jun 2021
£552,500
Everything we know about 78 St Andrews 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 St Andrews Road homes
On years held, 78 St Andrews Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,751
Street avg £4,039
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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
Albion Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB