Harbour House, Flat 23, 121 Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN
About Harbour House
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Harbour House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Harbour House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Harbour 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2017.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.7% per year over 4 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 19.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2021Most recent
£580,000
+101.7%over 3 years3 November 2017
£287,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1PN: £300,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BN41 1PN
65 Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN
Sold Sept 2024
£257,500Harbour House, Flat 12, 121 Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN
Sold Sept 2021
£3,750,000Harbour House, Flat 22, 121 Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN
Sold Sept 2021
£580,000107b, Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN
Sold Feb 2020
£75,000117 Gardner Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1PN
Sold Jan 2020
£300,000
Everything we know about Harbour 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 Gardner Road homes
Harbour House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,374
Street avg £16,701
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.7 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB