88 Trafalgar Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GS

88 Trafalgar Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GS). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 sits 89% above the 2007 sale of £218,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm.