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49 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
114 m²
1229 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 49 Vale Road

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

49 Vale Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GD). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 114 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 21 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 37.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2020 for £325,000.

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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

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • 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.

49 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 Vale Road 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.

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

Current estimate

£447,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£325,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 September 2020Most recent

    £325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1GD: £475,000 (2025–2022).

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Everything we know about 49 Vale 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
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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.

Floor Area for 49 Vale Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,847

Street avg £3,282

Below

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below
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
£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
£392k

1 Garden Close, Portslade

BN41 1XL

2 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

0.2 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
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 49 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.