9 Benfield Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DB
About 9 Benfield Crescent
9 Benfield Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2DB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 90 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 is 37.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£382/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (January 2018).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing extension and erection of a single storey rear extension with associated fenestration. (amended)
- Agent
- Hunter Davidson Design
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2023/00121
- Dec 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.50m, for which the maximum height would be 3.16m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m.
- Agent
- Hunter Davidson Design
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2022/03582
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Benfield Crescent
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Benfield Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 January 2018Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2DB: £460,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in BN41 2DB
20 Benfield Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DB
Sold May 2020
£645,00010 Benfield Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DB
Sold Nov 2019
£451,00011 Benfield Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DB
Sold Sept 2018
£460,0001 Benfield Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DB
Sold Dec 2015
£685,0007 Benfield Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DB
Sold Nov 2013
£264,000
Everything we know about 9 Benfield Crescent, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Benfield Crescent homes
Floor Area for 9 Benfield Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,111
Street avg £3,321
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.1 km
Benfield Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB