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23 Bishopstone Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8FF

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Bishopstone Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Bishopstone Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8FF). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £470,000 sits 351.9% above the 1999 sale of £104,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 62.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Bishopstone Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8FF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Bishopstone Drive has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Bishopstone Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£470,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£104,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 August 1999Most recent

    £104,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8FF: £690,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Bishopstone Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 23 Bishopstone Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,061

Street avg £4,041

Strongly below

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Bishopstone Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£501k

1 Bishopstone Drive, Saltdean

BN2 8FF

4 bed2 bath
£541k

1 Coombe Rise, Saltdean

BN2 8QN

4 bed2 bath
£707k

1 Brambletyne Avenue, Saltdean

BN2 8EL

4 bed2 bath
£456k

1 Findon Avenue, Saltdean

BN2 8RF

3 bed1 bath
£493k

1 Chalk Cliff Road, Saltdean

BN2 8GH

3 bed1 bath
£499k

1 Chichester Drive East, Saltdean

BN2 8LD

3 bed1 bath
£432k

1 Chailey Crescent, Saltdean

BN2 8DP

3 bed1 bath
£519k

1 Bannings Vale, Saltdean

BN2 8DB

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.
Full Brighton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Falmer Avenue North — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Saltdean Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 8FF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN2 8FF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 8FF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Bishopstone Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8FF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.