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Melrose Avenue, Portslade, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Melrose Avenue, Portslade, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-brighton-and-hove/melrose-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN41 2LS, BN41 2LT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£475,500
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£417,776
36 sales
Price range
£290k – £625k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Aug 2026
BN41 2LT

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At a glance

House prices£476k averageAbout the Brighton average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkFishersgate station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 38 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

36 property sales on Melrose Avenue, Portslade, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £475,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £431,802. Average sale prices rose from £345,000 in 2016 to £475,500 in 2026 (+38%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 64% semi-detached, 33% detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Melrose Avenue range from £290,000 to £625,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 398 streets in Brighton with at least two sales in the last year, Melrose Avenue ranks 151st for average price.

House prices on Melrose Avenue compared

Melrose Avenue£475,500
BN41 postcode area£393,790
Brighton£466,263
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BN41 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £345,000 (2 sales)2016£345k2018: £338,250 (4 sales)2018£338k2019: £331,667 (3 sales)2019£332k2020: £399,333 (3 sales)2020£399k2021: £391,500 (3 sales)2021£392k2022: £525,000 (3 sales)2022£525k2023: £438,357 (7 sales)2023£438k2024: £446,488 (4 sales)2024£446k2025: £411,250 (2 sales)2025£411k2026: £475,500 (5 sales)2026£476k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached23£431,80227 Aug 2026
Detached12£387,7929 Aug 2024
Terraced1£455,00027 Feb 2026

Sold prices on Melrose Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 27 Aug 2026£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 10 Jun 2026£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 20 Mar 2026£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 27 Feb 2026£617,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 27 Feb 2026£455,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 14 Aug 2025£422,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 3 Feb 2025£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 17 Dec 2024£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 9 Aug 2024£405,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 28 Jun 2024£545,450 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 5 Feb 2024£435,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
82, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 27 Oct 2023£420,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 6 Sep 2023£403,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 12 Jun 2023£530,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 26 May 2023£358,000 DetachedFreehold
80, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 26 May 2023£545,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 18 Apr 2023£360,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 1 Feb 2023£452,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 18 Nov 2022£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 20 Oct 2022£515,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 27 Sep 2022£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 28 Jun 2021£447,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59A, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 16 Apr 2021£352,500 DetachedFreehold
50, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 12 Mar 2021£375,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 10 Dec 2020£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 17 Aug 2020£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 16 Jun 2020£438,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 27 Mar 2020£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 1 Nov 2019£345,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 29 Oct 2019£345,000 DetachedFreehold
84, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 20 May 2019£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 5 Sep 2018£303,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 14 Aug 2018£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 6 Jul 2018£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LT 26 Mar 2018£407,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 27 Feb 2018£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 6 Dec 2016£315,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Melrose Avenue BN41 2LS 22 Sep 2016£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
3, Melrose Avenue £407,000 (Mar 2018) → £465,000 (Jun 2026) +14%
over 8 yrs
18, Melrose Avenue £625,000 (Sep 2022) → £617,500 (Feb 2026) -1%
over 3 yrs
86, Melrose Avenue £320,000 (Mar 2020) → £422,500 (Aug 2025) +32%
over 5 yrs
7, Melrose Avenue £438,000 (Jun 2020) → £545,450 (Jun 2024) +25%
over 4 yrs
84, Melrose Avenue £305,000 (May 2019) → £435,000 (Nov 2022) +43%
over 3 yrs
8, Melrose Avenue £375,000 (Sep 2016) → £440,000 (Dec 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Melrose Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Peter Gladwin Primary School 195 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Nicolas CofE Primary School 416 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Brackenbury Primary School 185 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Hove Micro-School 13 pupils Other independent special school 5–14 Report 0.4 mi
Eastbrook Primary Academy 364 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Hill Park School 283 pupils Community special school 4–16 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy 910 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 208 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Fishersgate station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Southwick station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Portslade station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Applesham Way (adj, Old Shoreham Road) 2 min walk
  • Applesham Way (opp, Old Shoreham Road) 2 min walk
  • Mile Oak Gardens (opp, Mile Oak Road) 3 min walk
  • Hadrian Avenue (opp, Old Shoreham Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Portslade Health Centre
    Church Road, Portslade, Brighton · 0.7 mi
  • Mile Oak Medical Centre
    Chalky Road, Portslade, Brighton · 0.7 mi
  • Hove Medical Centre
    West Way, Hove · 1.3 mi
  • Wish Park Surgery
    191A Portland Road, Hove · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Old Shoreham Road · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Portslade · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Abinger Road Portslade · 0.4 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Valley Road · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Harrison Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Sussex Dental Group Portslade Village · 0.3 mi
  • Windmill Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned69.7%62.5%
Private rented19.7%20.3%
Social rented10.6%17.1%
Households641

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.4%64.1%
Aged 65+19.3%18.6%
Residents1,526

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Brighton and Hove with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Melrose Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White90.9%85.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%4.8%
Other ethnic group2.5%3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%4.8%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion49.1%55.2%
Christian40.4%30.9%
Not answered6.4%7.1%
Muslim1%3.1%
Other religion1%1%
Buddhist0.9%0.9%
Jewish0.6%0.9%
Hindu0.5%0.8%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK86.2%80.4%
Born outside the UK13.8%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above31.9%44.5%
No qualifications18.9%12.4%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%19.7%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%10.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%7%
Apprenticeship6.2%3.4%
Other qualifications2.1%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health47.7%50.2%
Good health33.5%33.2%
Fair health13.6%11.6%
Bad health4.1%3.9%
Very bad health1.2%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
1 car or van in household46.3%42.7%
No cars or vans in household24.5%37.4%
2 cars or vans in household22.9%15.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%4.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Brighton and Hove.

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