Victoria House, Apartment 1, Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
About Victoria House
Victoria House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (December 2024) returns an A (score 95), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was B, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 39% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 35.6% below the postcode norm. Sold May 2020 for £210,000.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
Victoria House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
- Aug 2014Change of UseFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
External alterations incorporating rear/side extension, rooflights, rear dormer and associated works following prior approval application BH2014/00066 for change of use from offices (B1) to residential (C3) to form 1 no. two bed flat and 3 no. one bed flats.
- Agent
- Mr Nigel Mcmillan
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2014/01447
- Apr 2014ExtensionFullIn report
External alterations incorporating rear/side extension, rooflights, rear dormer and associated alterations.
- Agent
- Mr Nigel McMillan
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2013/04317
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Victoria House
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 May 2020Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1GG: £280,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in BN41 1GG
36 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
Sold Apr 2020
£480,00072 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GG
Sold Dec 2019
£405,000Victoria 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 Victoria House, 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, Victoria House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
95 (A)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 61 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.2 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