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BN1 vs BN41: house prices per square metre compared

BN1 (Preston) is the more expensive of the two: a median of £5,417 per against £4,728 in BN41 (Portslade)BN41 is 13% cheaper per . The figures come from 779 and 150 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

BN1

Preston, Brighton

High confidence

£5,417median per m²

Median sale price
£440,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£4,490 – £6,519
Sales (last 12 months)
832
With a matched floor area
779
Mean floor area (matched sales)
94 m²
Change over 10 years
+14.9%
All BN1 sold prices

BN41

Portslade, Brighton

High confidence

£4,728median per m²

Median sale price
£375,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£4,185 – £5,358
Sales (last 12 months)
205
With a matched floor area
150
Mean floor area (matched sales)
84 m²
Change over 10 years
+22.3%
All BN41 sold prices

Side by side

Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.

BN1 compared with BN41
MeasureBN1BN41Difference
Median price per m²£5,417£4,728−13%
Median sale price£440,000£375,000−15%
Sales (last 12 months)832205−627
Change over 10 years+14.9%+22.3%+7.4 pts

By property type

Median price per m² for each property type sold in the last 12 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.

Median price per m² by property type
Property typeBN1BN41
Detached£5,755n = 82£5,500n = 17
Semi-detached£5,153n = 149£4,581n = 68
Terraced£5,811n = 251£4,805n = 50
Flat£5,200n = 297£4,364n = 15

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