What kind of home is 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY?

17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY?

17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY last sold for £345,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £92,000 in April 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 2000 and July 2022, 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY rose from £92,000 to £345,000, a change of £253,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. It has improved from a D recorded in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY?

17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN41 2GY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY use?

The latest EPC at 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY have?

17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in February 2025 under ref. BH2025/00166. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY?

17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY in?

17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY sits in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN41 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY?

Police records around 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY?

The closest primary school to 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY is Peter Gladwin Primary School (689m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (1.0km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY?

The closest bus stop to 17 Bush Farm Drive, BN41 2GY is Sycamore Close, 54m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Bush Farm Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GY

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Bush Farm Drive

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

17 Bush Farm Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2GY). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2019 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 127.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Mar 2022

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2022from Oct 2019

EPC improved fromD66toC72

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Bush Farm Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Bush Farm Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Feb 2025
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.45m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50m.
Agent
Shear Architectural Design
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
BH2025/00166
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£357,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£345,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

14 July 2022Most recent
£345,000
+130.0%over 18 years
8 March 2004
£150,000
+63.0%over 3 years
24 April 2000
£92,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2GY: £350,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BN41 2GY

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On the street

Versus other Bush Farm Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Bush Farm Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,391

Street avg £3,142

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Above

Comparables

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Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sycamore Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Peter Gladwin Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN41 2GY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 2GY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.6dB

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