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Harbour House, Flat 23, 121 Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN

EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 03
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 81
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Harbour House

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

Harbour House is a semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. At 91 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Harbour House (32–91 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Across 2017–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 50.5% below the 2021 sale of £580,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£592/sq ft) was about 123% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 65 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. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £580,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Harbour House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2023from Apr 2009
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Walls
GoodVery Good

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Harbour House, Flat 23, 121 Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Harbour House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2017.

Current estimate

£287,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.7% per year over 4 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£580,000

Growth on file: 19.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2021Most recent

    £580,000

    +101.7%over 3 years
  2. 3 November 2017

    £287,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1PN: £300,000 (2024–2020).

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What we flagged

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Gardner Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Harbour House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,374

Street avg £16,701

Above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 52 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

On par
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.

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

The Albion Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Eastbrook Primary Academy. 16 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 1PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN41 1PN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Harbour House, Flat 23, 121 Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.