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

39 Bush Farm Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2GY). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in May 2004. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 sits 513.3% above the 2004 sale of £59,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 75.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2015. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.