23 Brackenbury Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2ES

23 Brackenbury Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2ES). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 67.7% above the 2011 sale of £232,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 84.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011). 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 2024. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.