8 Brackenbury Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2ES
About 8 Brackenbury Close
8 Brackenbury Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2ES). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 is 18.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 121.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Brackenbury Close has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2023ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory and extended raised decking.
- Agent
- Mr Nuno Franco
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2023/02601
- Jul 2021Garage ConversionConditionsIn report
Application for variation of condition 1 of BH2020/01230 (Erection of front dormer to existing garage and conversion of garage to form habitable space with revised fenestration and 1no rear rooflight and associated works.) to allow amendments to the approved drawings.
- Agent
- Mr Nuno Franco
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2021/02087
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Brackenbury Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 22 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2017Most recent
£415,000
+433.1%over 21 years9 February 1996
£77,852
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
Everything we know about 8 Brackenbury Close, 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 Brackenbury Close homes
8 Brackenbury Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,323
Street avg £3,705
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB