178 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB
About 178 Old Shoreham Road
178 Old Shoreham Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1UB). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2023 for £640,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 118.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
178 Old Shoreham Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
178 Old Shoreham Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2015/02772
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 178 Old Shoreham Road
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
Price for 178 Old Shoreham Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£677,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
6 November 2023Most recent
£640,000
+60.0%over 8 years18 March 2015
£399,950
+238.9%over 7 years27 June 2007
£118,000
-4.8%over 7 years19 August 1999
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1UB: £360,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BN41 1UB
194c, Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB
Sold Jul 2025
£130,000192 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB
Sold Dec 2024
£360,000Ground Floor Flat, 206 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB
Sold May 2022
£327,500170 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB
Sold Feb 2021
£470,000172 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB
Sold Dec 2020
£465,000
Everything we know about 178 Old Shoreham Road, 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 Old Shoreham Road homes
Floor Area for 178 Old Shoreham Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,951
Street avg £3,048
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.0 km
Romany Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Brackenbury Primary School. 22 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
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB