1 Blackthorn Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2EU
About 1 Blackthorn Close
1 Blackthorn Close is a semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2EU). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
It hasn't traded since December 1995, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 448.1% above the 1995 sale of £89,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 59.7% below the postcode norm.
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Risks
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Trends
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Planning history
1 Blackthorn Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Blackthorn Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 December 1995Most recent
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2EU: £367,500 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in BN41 2EU
11 Blackthorn Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2EU
Sold Nov 2022
£440,0002 Blackthorn Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2EU
Sold Apr 2021
£297,5005 Blackthorn Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2EU
Sold Sept 2020
£367,5003 Blackthorn Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2EU
Sold Dec 2019
£320,00010 Blackthorn Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2EU
Sold Jun 2017
£285,000
Everything we know about 1 Blackthorn 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 Blackthorn Close homes
Price per m² for 1 Blackthorn Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£775
Street avg £3,640
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Foredown Tower — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB