23 Hurst Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SG
About 23 Hurst Crescent
23 Hurst Crescent is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1SG). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 133.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £502,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
23 Hurst Crescent has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development of a single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- Claire Haigh Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2017/01563
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Hurst Crescent
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Hurst Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 22 years.
£502,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2022Most recent
£502,000
+100.8%over 8 years7 February 2014
£250,000
+189.0%over 13 years30 July 2000
£86,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1SG: £365,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BN41 1SG
7 Hurst Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SG
Sold Mar 2025
£400,0003 Hurst Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SG
Sold Mar 2021
£365,0001 Hurst Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SG
Sold Mar 2021
£280,0005 Hurst Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SG
Sold Nov 2020
£385,0006 Hurst Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SG
Sold Jan 2020
£180,000
Everything we know about 23 Hurst Crescent, 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 Hurst Crescent homes
On price per m², 23 Hurst Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,770
Street avg £3,636
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Battle of Trafalgar — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Brackenbury Primary School. 20 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
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB