1 Brackenbury Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2ES
About 1 Brackenbury Close
1 Brackenbury Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2ES). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from May 2014, 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 (70 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 52.4% above the 2013 sale of £302,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (October 2013). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2014. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
1 Brackenbury Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2014Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of garage to habitable space with associated external alterations.
- Agent
- Mr Daniel Harle
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2014/00972
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£302,500
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2013Most recent
£302,500
+12.0%over 7 years18 January 2006
£270,000
+101.6%over 6 years26 August 1999
£133,950
+35.3%over 2 years19 December 1996
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2ES: £370,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BN41 2ES
15 Brackenbury Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2ES
Sold Mar 2025
£380,00010 Brackenbury Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2ES
Sold Oct 2024
£394,76020 Brackenbury Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2ES
Sold Sept 2024
£350,00026 Brackenbury Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2ES
Sold Oct 2023
£330,00022 Brackenbury Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2ES
Sold Aug 2023
£370,000
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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 Brackenbury Close homes
Floor Area for 1 Brackenbury Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £3,796
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Foredown Tower — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB