49 Bush Farm Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GY
About 49 Bush Farm Drive
49 Bush Farm Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2GY). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a balcony, a conservatory and outbuildings.
Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £395,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 81 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 108.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2007.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2007PorchFullIn report
Front porch.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2007/02343
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 49 Bush Farm Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
10 July 2023Most recent
£395,000
+15.2%over 6 years12 April 2017
£343,000
+78.2%over 13 years26 March 2004
£192,500
+34.6%over 1 year7 August 2002
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2GY: £345,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN41 2GY
37 Bush Farm Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GY
Sold Mar 2025
£325,00015 Bush Farm Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GY
Sold Mar 2025
£360,00021 Bush Farm Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GY
Sold Mar 2024
£277,00035 Bush Farm Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GY
Sold Nov 2022
£350,00017 Bush Farm Drive, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2GY
Sold Jul 2022
£345,000
Everything we know about 49 Bush Farm Drive, 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 Farm Drive homes
On habitable rooms, 49 Bush Farm Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,877
Street avg £3,182
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Sycamore Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB