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5 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD

4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Vale Road

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

5 Vale Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GD). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since November 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 sits 708.7% above the 1995 sale of £57,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 79% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Vale Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Jul 2014
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3.5m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.8m.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2014/02016
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2014
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension to replace existing and roof alterations incorporation a rear dormer and front rooflight.

    Agent
    Mr Michael Alderton
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2014/01116
    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.

5 Vale Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).

Current estimate

£467,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1995)

£57,750

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 November 1995Most recent

    £57,750

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

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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.

5 Vale Road is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£555

Street avg £3,409

Strongly below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 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.
£435k

1 Gardner Road, Portslade

BN41 1PN

4 bed
£545k

1 Rothbury Mews, Franklin Road, Portslade

BN41 1AU

4 bed2 bath
£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
£418k

1 Gardener Street, Portslade

BN41 1SX

2 bed1 bath
£406k

1 Brambledean Road, Portslade

BN41 1LP

2 bed2 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

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