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8 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Brasslands Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Brasslands Drive is a semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in February 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 sits 218.5% above the 2000 sale of £119,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 62% below the postcode norm. At 114 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 29 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Brasslands Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Nov 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2014from Oct 2014
EPC improved fromE43toD59
Low Energy Lighting
44%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Brasslands Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Brasslands Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£382,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2000)

£119,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 February 2000Most recent

    £119,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2PN: £377,500 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Brasslands Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Brasslands Drive is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,052

Street avg £3,398

Strongly below

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN41 2PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN41 2PN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 2PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.