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56a, Station Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DF

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 56a

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

56a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 59 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 137.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £262,000. 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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing

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.

56a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56a, Station Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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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.

Price for 56a has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£261,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£262,000

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 March 2022Most recent

    £262,000

    +51.9%over 7 years

  2. 8 July 2014

    £172,500

    +50.0%over 11 years

  3. 7 April 2003

    £115,000

    +139.6%over 4 years

  4. 10 December 1998

    £48,000

    +37.1%over 2 years

  5. 24 October 1996

    £35,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1DF: £245,000 (2025–2021).

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Everything we know about 56a, 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
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On the street

Versus other Station Road homes

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

56a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,441

Street avg £2,957

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£305k

1 Eastbrook Road, Portslade

BN41 1LN

2 bed
£352k

1 Barnes Road, Portslade

BN41 1SY

2 bed1 bath
£358k

1 Albion Street, Portslade

BN41 1DQ

2 bed
£381k

1 Park Crescent, Portslade

BN41 1SR

2 bed1 bath
£392k

1 Garden Close, Portslade

BN41 1XL

2 bed1 bath
£406k

1 Brambledean Road, Portslade

BN41 1LP

2 bed2 bath
£418k

1 Gardener Street, Portslade

BN41 1SX

2 bed1 bath
£382k

1 Bampfield Street, Portslade

BN41 1SE

3 bed1 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

St Andrew's Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 21 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 1DF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN41 1DF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1DF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

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 56a, Station Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.