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7 Elm Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SA

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Elm Road

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

7 Elm Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1SA). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Sold March 2023 for £445,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 166.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Elm Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Elm Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension with associated alterations.

    Agent
    Mr I. Harkness
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2021/00686
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on 7 Elm Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£450,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£445,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 March 2023Most recent

    £445,000

    +36.9%over 2 years

  2. 26 November 2020

    £325,000

    +58.5%over 13 years

  3. 11 December 2006

    £205,000

    +141.3%over 6 years

  4. 30 May 2000

    £84,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1SA: £345,000 (2024–2018).

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

Versus other Elm Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Elm Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,855

Street avg £2,798

Strongly above

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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.
Full Brighton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Shelldale Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Brackenbury Primary School. 20 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 1SA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN41 1SA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1SA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

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

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