48 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
About 48 Brasslands Drive
48 Brasslands Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 64.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2023 for £520,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
48 Brasslands Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Removal of existing garage and conservatory, erection of two-storey side extension and roof alterations/extensions including hip to gable extension and insertion of rooflights.
- Agent
- Mr Simon Bareham
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2023/02430
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 48 Brasslands Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£520,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 April 2023Most recent
£520,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2PN: £377,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BN41 2PN
15 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
Sold Mar 2025
£372,5001 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
Sold Jul 2022
£500,00027 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
Sold Feb 2022
£360,0009 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
Sold Dec 2020
£400,00038 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
Sold Sept 2017
£410,000
Everything we know about 48 Brasslands Drive, 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 Brasslands Drive homes
CO₂ Emissions for 48 Brasslands Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,483
Street avg £3,208
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brasslands Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB