15 Bush Cottage Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GU
About 15 Bush Cottage Close
15 Bush Cottage Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2GU). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since July 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 sits 250% above the 2001 sale of £124,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 63.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2001.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed three storey side extension with integral garage and balcony to the rear.
- Reference
- BH2000/03292/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
15 Bush Cottage Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£124,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2001Most recent
£124,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2GU: £385,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BN41 2GU
2 Bush Cottage Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GU
Sold Oct 2023
£385,00018 Bush Cottage Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GU
Sold Jun 2022
£430,0004 Bush Cottage Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GU
Sold Sept 2021
£385,0006 Bush Cottage Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GU
Sold Feb 2021
£383,50026 Bush Cottage Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GU
Sold Sept 2020
£325,500
Everything we know about 15 Bush Cottage Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Bush Cottage Close homes
Floor Area for 15 Bush Cottage Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,253
Street avg £4,213
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
New Barn Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB