What type of property is 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA last sold for £250,000 in September 2013, around 13 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £23,920 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA changed over time?

Across 4 sales between March 1996 and September 2013, 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA rose from £23,920 to £250,000, a change of £226,080. That works out to roughly +14.3% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

The current EPC rating for 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in June 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (980 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN41 2TA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA heated?

The latest EPC at 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA have?

19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in November 2000. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is in council tax band C.

Where is 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA located?

19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA sits in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN41 postcode district.

What is crime like near 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

Police records around 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA 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.

Which schools serve 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

The closest primary school to 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is Peter Gladwin Primary School (374m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (643m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

The closest bus stop to 19 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is Drove Crescent, 88m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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19 Drove Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2TA

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

91 m²

980 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 19 Drove Crescent

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

19 Drove Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2TA). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 54 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 is 48% above the 2013 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenEast-facing
GarageDouble

Energy

Energy performance

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

19 Drove Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Drove Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2TA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2000
OutbuildingFull
In report
Proposed erection of rear detached double garage and store.
Reference
BH2000/02585/FP
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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.

19 Drove Crescent has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£370,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.3% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£250,000

Growth on file: 14.3% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

18 September 2013Most recent
£250,000
+19.1%over 6 years
5 October 2006
£209,950
+14.1%over 1 year
8 August 2005
£184,000
+669.2%over 9 years
11 March 1996
£23,920

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2TA: £340,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in BN41 2TA

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On the street

Versus other Drove Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 42 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 19 Drove Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,747

Street avg £3,695

Below

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Brighton report

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

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Drove Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Peter Gladwin Primary School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN41 2TA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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