18 Albion Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DQ
About 18 Albion Street
18 Albion Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £481,000 in September 2022. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 18 Albion Street.
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Reference
- BH2003/01985/FP
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Albion Street
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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 18 Albion Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 28 years.
£481,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2022Most recent
£481,000
+98.8%over 11 years13 December 2010
£242,000
+13.6%over 4 years26 June 2006
£212,950
+86.0%over 4 years3 September 2001
£114,500
+141.1%over 6 years1 February 1995
£47,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1DQ: £404,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN41 1DQ
22 Albion Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DQ
Sold Jun 2025
£480,00035 Albion Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DQ
Sold Jun 2024
£370,00032 Albion Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DQ
Sold Jun 2023
£404,00016 Albion Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DQ
Sold Jan 2023
£467,5005 Albion Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DQ
Sold Oct 2022
£330,000
Everything we know about 18 Albion Street, 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 Albion Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 18 Albion Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,787
Street avg £3,906
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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. 21 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
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB