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23 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 23 Vale Road

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

23 Vale Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GD). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 91.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £630,000 in June 2022. 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
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Vale Road'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 09 Mar 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Vale Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension.

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2008/01708
    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 23 Vale Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£625,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£630,000

Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 June 2022Most recent

    £630,000

    +37.0%over 3 years
  2. 8 July 2018

    £460,000

    +107.7%over 12 years
  3. 24 March 2006

    £221,500

    +326.0%over 10 years
  4. 3 November 1995

    £52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1GD: £405,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Vale Road homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Vale Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,000

Street avg £3,162

Strongly above

Floor Area

126 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Above
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

0.2 km

Portslade Railway Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Benfield 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 1GD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN41 1GD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1GD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.