72 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
About 72 Vale Road
72 Vale Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 575 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £405,000 in December 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £560,000 is 38.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£705/sq ft) was about 109.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
72 Vale Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Dec 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a single-storey side and rear extension and associated alterations.
- Agent
- WKA
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2024/02370
- Dec 2018Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer, 2no front rooflights & insertion of door to ground floor rear elevation.
- Agent
- Insite Planning Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2018/03491
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 72 Vale Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
72 Vale Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2004.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 16 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2019Most recent
£405,000
+44.6%over 2 years30 November 2017
£280,000
+86.7%over 4 years3 December 2012
£150,000
+27.7%over 8 years13 April 2004
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1GG: £190,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in BN41 1GG
Victoria House, Apartment 1, Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
Sold May 2020
£210,00036 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
Sold Apr 2020
£480,000Victoria House, Apartment 3, Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
Sold Oct 2016
£189,950Victoria House, Apartment 4, Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
Sold Sept 2016
£182,500Victoria House, Apartment 2, Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
Sold Sept 2016
£190,000
Everything we know about 72 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

Versus other Vale Road homes
On epc rating, 72 Vale Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Portslade Town Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary's Catholic 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB