9 St Richards Flats, Church Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LU
About 9 St Richards Flats
9 St Richards Flats is a semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1LU). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 58 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (37 versus a best of 72).
At 58 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 St Richards Flats sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 St Richards Flats has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 St Richards Flats has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Everything we know about 9 St Richards Flats, 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 Church Road homes
On epc rating, 9 St Richards Flats runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.1 km
Portslade Health Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB