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Ground Floor Flat, 206 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ground Floor Flat

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

Ground Floor Flat is a semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1UB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 83 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). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 125.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £327,500 in May 2022. 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ground Floor Flat, 206 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Ground Floor Flat.

  1. Aug 2023
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Erection of single storey side porch extension.

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2023/01509
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2015
    PorchFull
    In report

    Erection of side porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2015/01865
    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.

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

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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On the street

Versus other Old Shoreham Road homes

Four headline reads against 36 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Ground Floor Flat stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,946

Street avg £2,189

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 2.0 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

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 road noise heatmap for BN41 1UB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1UB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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