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41 Links Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XH

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 41 Links Road

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

41 Links Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1XH). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in July 2015. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 is 21.3% above the 2015 sale price.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • ParkingOff road

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.

41 Links 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 11 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 41 Links Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

41 Links Road has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2003
    ConservatoryOutline
    In report

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear conservatory.

    Agent
    Mike Smith
    Extension
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    BH2003/02232/CL
    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.

Price for 41 Links Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£461,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£380,000

Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 July 2015Most recent

    £380,000

    +683.5%over 20 years
  2. 30 May 1995

    £48,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 1XH: £450,000 (2024–2021).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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On the street

Versus other Links Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 41 Links Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,140

Street avg £4,007

Strongly below

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.3 t/year

Street avg 4.5 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

0.1 km

Portslade Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Benfield 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 1XH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN41 1XH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 1XH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 41 Links Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.