12 Benfield Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DD

12 Benfield Close is a semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2DD). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 104.7% above the 2003 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 36.2% below the postcode norm.