# 3 bedroom terraced house for sale (BN41 1SA)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 5 ELM ROAD, BRIGHTON, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE BN41 1SA |
| Price | £249,950 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Last sold | £575,000 Nov 2025 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 23/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £737/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0350-2304-5510-2025-7511)

## Description

Are you in the market looking for a project or looking to add your own personal touch to a property and add value? Then this three bedroom mid-terrace house requiring full modernisation throughout could be the property for you!

On the ground floor there are two good size reception rooms with stairs leading down to the kitchen and bathroom, having access to the rear garden.

Up on the first floor you have a further three bedrooms all being doubles in size and there is also access to the loft space.

Outside to the rear you have the favourable south facing rear garden.

Situated just to the west of Trafalgar Road this property is ideal for commuters with good access to the A27 or for those travelling by train, as Portslade station is within a mile. An excellent range of shops can be found on Station Road or more locally in Trafalgar Road. Schools covering a variety of age groups are close by too.

If you are worried about getting involved in a chain then this won’t be a problem as the property is being sold with no-onward chain.

The Property Briefly Comprises:

Lounge 11’76 into recess x 10’56 (5.28m x 4.47m)

Reception Room 11’50 x 9’69max (4.62m x 4.49m)

Kitchen 10’66 x 7’96 (4.72m x 4.57m)

Bedroom One 15’27 x 10’53 (5.25m x 4.39m)

Bedroom Two 18’16 x 7’93 (5.89m x 4.49m)

Bedroom Three 11’58 x 9’73 (4.82m x 4.59m)

Bathroom

Rear Garden

## Property Photos

- ![Photo 00](/listings/photos/47512462/952833) - Photo 00
- ![EPC](/listings/photos/47512462/952834) - EPC

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 ELM ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SA | £575,000 | 28/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 5 ELM ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SA | £240,000 | 12/03/2015 | Terraced |
| 5 ELM ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SA | £58,000 | 26/10/1998 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 89 TRAFALGAR ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1GU | £515,000 | 07/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 14 BAMPFIELD STREET, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SE | £438,000 | 19/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 7 ABINGER ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SD | £420,000 | 15/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 5 SHELLDALE AVENUE, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1LH | £382,500 | 08/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 34 CROWN ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SH | £277,500 | 21/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 26 BAMPFIELD STREET, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SE | £412,500 | 07/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 21 SHELLDALE AVENUE, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1LH | £358,000 | 18/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 65 ABINGER ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SD | £421,315 | 18/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 30 GLADSTONE ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1LJ | £367,000 | 03/02/2023 | Terraced |
| 43 ABINGER ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SD | £400,000 | 20/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 BEACONSFIELD ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1XA | £421,579 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 HURST CRESCENT, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SG | £502,000 | 08/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 18 BAMPFIELD STREET, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SE | £485,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 ABINGER ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SD | £490,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 47 ABINGER ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SD | £417,000 | 29/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 ABINGER ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SD | £433,000 | 28/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 72 ABINGER ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SB | £340,000 | 21/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 TRAFALGAR ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1LD | £450,000 | 24/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 49 SHELLDALE ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1LE | £430,000 | 24/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 BAMPFIELD STREET, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 1SE | £550,000 | 16/08/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £425,520 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £387,333 (24 Terraced, BN41, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -35.5%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Brighton and Hove). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,634/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,816/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,998/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Crawley & Reigate (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,361/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.73% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £227,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £181,600

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £2,000/m²

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -4.1%
- **10y growth:** -15.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Brighton and Hove; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 33.6%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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