4 Anvil Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2HT
About 4 Anvil Close
4 Anvil Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £455,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Anvil Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.60m, for which the maximum height would be 2.80m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2021/03841
- Oct 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, for which the maximum height would be 2.95m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m.
- Agent
- Mr Mel Humphrey
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2021/03254
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£455,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£455,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2HT: £400,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in BN41 2HT
5 Anvil Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2HT
Sold Apr 2025
£400,00025 Anvil Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2HT
Sold Feb 2024
£460,00019 Anvil Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2HT
Sold Jun 2021
£400,00028 Anvil Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2HT
Sold Aug 2020
£447,50020 Anvil Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2HT
Sold Nov 2017
£410,000
Everything we know about 4 Anvil 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 Anvil Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 4 Anvil Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,696
Street avg £3,886
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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 Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School. 21 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
52.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB