What type of property is First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX?

First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX?

First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX last sold for £74,500 in May 2010, around 16 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX?

The current EPC rating for First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX?

First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN41 1SX. Source: EPC Register.

How is First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX heated?

The latest EPC at First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX located?

First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX sits in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN41 postcode district.

What is crime like near First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX?

Police records around First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX?

The closest primary school to First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX is Brackenbury Primary School (368m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (1.7km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX?

The closest bus stop to First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, BN41 1SX is Fishersgate Station, 74m away. The nearest rail option is Fishersgate Rail Station, 173m away.

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First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SX

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor Ground

Bedroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About First Floor Flat

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

First Floor Flat is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1SX). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 71).

Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 sits 181.9% above the 2010 sale of £74,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 48% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).

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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

Bedrooms1
Dining roomYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against First Floor Flat, 5 Gardener Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1SX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

First Floor Flat 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.

Current estimate

£210,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£74,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 May 2010Most recent
£74,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1SX: £387,500 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BN41 1SX

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On the street

Versus other Gardener Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for First Floor Flat lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,406

Street avg £2,993

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

On par

Comparables

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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

0.1 km

Fishersgate Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Brackenbury Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN41 1SX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1SX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low

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