What kind of home is 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB?

172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house, which has been extended.

When did 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB last change hands?

172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB last sold for £465,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £309,950 in January 2014, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB?

Across 2 sales between January 2014 and December 2020, 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB rose from £309,950 to £465,000, a change of £155,050. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB?

The current EPC rating for 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in October 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB?

172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (1,216 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 223% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN41 1UB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB use?

The latest EPC at 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB have?

172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2016 under ref. BH2016/02110. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB?

172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB is in council tax band C.

Which area is 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB in?

172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB sits in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN41 postcode district.

What is crime like near 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB?

Police records around 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB 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.

What schools are near 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB?

The closest primary school to 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB is Brackenbury Primary School (252m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (1.6km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB?

The closest bus stop to 172 Old Shoreham Road, BN41 1UB is Romany Close, 32m away. The nearest bus option is Sainsbury's West Hove, 580m away.

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172 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

113 m²

1216 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 172 Old Shoreham Road

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

172 Old Shoreham Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1UB). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £531,000 is 14.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 142.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £465,000.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
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.

172 Old Shoreham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 172 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

172 Old Shoreham Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Aug 2016
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear infill extension with rooflights. Revised fenestration and associated landscape works
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
BH2016/02110
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£531,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£465,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

11 December 2020Most recent
£465,000
+50.0%over 6 years
17 January 2014
£309,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1UB: £360,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in BN41 1UB

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On the street

Versus other Old Shoreham Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 172 Old Shoreham Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,115

Street avg £3,030

Strongly above

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 127 m²

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Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

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Area

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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

Romany Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Brackenbury Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1UB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

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