8 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
About 8 Brasslands Drive
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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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Brasslands Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Brasslands Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£119,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 February 2000Most recent
£119,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2PN: £377,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN41 2PN
15 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
Sold Mar 2025
£372,50048 Brasslands Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2PN
Sold Apr 2023
£520,0001 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
£400,000
Everything we know about 8 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
8 Brasslands Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,052
Street avg £3,398
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
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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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB