1 Beech Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2WR

1 Beech Close is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2WR). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2011–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £438,000 sits 143.3% above the 2013 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (February 2013).