17 Benfield Way, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DA

17 Benfield Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2DA). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £764,000 sits 142.5% above the 2002 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 28.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).