What kind of home is 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house, on a corner plot and which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA last sold for £340,000 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Before that, it sold for £55,500 in October 1996, so prices have been rising over 27 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

Across 2 sales between October 1996 and July 2023, 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA rose from £55,500 to £340,000, a change of £284,500. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA have?

The current EPC rating for 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is G with a score of 10 out of 100, lodged in October 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN41 2TA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA use?

The latest EPC at 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA in?

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

Is 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA in a safe area?

Police records around 56 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.

What schools are near 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

The closest primary school to 56 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 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA?

The closest bus stop to 56 Drove Crescent, BN41 2TA is Drove Crescent, 88m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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56 Drove Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2TA

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 10

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 56 Drove Crescent

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

56 Drove Crescent is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2TA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 81 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 54 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in July 2023.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
Corner plotYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

56 Drove Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

G10

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 56 Drove Crescent, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2TA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

56 Drove Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Price for 56 Drove Crescent has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£362,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£340,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

3 July 2023Most recent
£340,000
+512.6%over 26 years
28 October 1996
£55,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN41 2TA: £340,000 (2024–2022).

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.

56 Drove Crescent is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,198

Street avg £3,653

Above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

80 dB

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