Terraced 4 sales on record

86 DROVE CRESCENT

PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TA

£330,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Drove Crescent	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.1 miles
Train station	Fishersgate	0.8 miles
Hospital	Aldrington House	2.0 miles
University	University of Brighton Phoenix Halls	4.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

58 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£330,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£5,690/m²

Local average

£386,640 (25 sales)

Street crime

190 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 01/11/2024

Expiry date: 31/10/2034

Current heating cost: £892/year

Potential heating cost: £814/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/03/2026	£330,000	Terraced	+52.4%	£334,276 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	09/06/2014	£216,500	Terraced	+31.2%	£340,162 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	31/03/2010	£165,000	Terraced	+108.9%	£313,935 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	14/04/2000	£79,000	Terraced	—	£363,245 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£330,000
listed	09/05/2025	£325,000
sold	01/01/2014	£216,500
sold	01/01/2010	£165,000
sold	01/01/2000	£79,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
18 NORTH CLOSE, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HE	£300,000	23/07/2025	Terraced
85 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HD	£325,000	06/12/2023	Terraced
67 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HD	£322,375	14/09/2023	Terraced
43 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HD	£457,000	14/07/2023	Terraced
18 SOUTHDOWN ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HN	£467,500	23/02/2023	Terraced
84B VALLEY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TQ	£280,000	26/10/2022	Terraced
44 ROWAN CLOSE, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2PT	£295,000	14/10/2022	Terraced
38 SOUTHDOWN ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HN	£440,000	20/06/2022	Terraced
26 STONERY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2PQ	£325,000	28/03/2022	Terraced
65 MILE OAK ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2PJ	£365,000	25/02/2022	Terraced
116 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HB	£330,000	04/01/2022	Terraced
84F VALLEY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TQ	£260,000	09/11/2021	Terraced
75 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HD	£330,000	05/11/2021	Terraced
120 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HB	£329,000	18/10/2021	Terraced

Area average: £344,705 (14 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 17.7%

10y growth 42.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Brighton and Hove. Series: Terraced. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 0.4%

5y (index) 11.3%

10y (index) 32.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Brighton and Hove. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,631/mo

Realistic £1,812/mo

Optimistic £1,993/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Brighton and Hove.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Crawley & Reigate: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Tophill Close, BN41	£1,700/mo	2	0.23 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Hillcroft, BN41	£1,570/mo	2	0.29 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Langridge Drive, BN41	£1,650/mo	2	0.35 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Croft Drive, BN41	£1,675/mo	2	0.37 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Edster Court, BN41	£1,450/mo	2	0.63 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Bungalow, Manor Hall Road, BN42	£1,695/mo	2	0.65 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Edster Court, BN41	£1,400/mo	2	0.68 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, St. Andrews Road, BN41	£1,500/mo	2	1.1 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,580/mo (8 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.49%

Max investor price (0.8%) £201,250

Target investor price (1%) £161,000

Gross yield 5.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.1×

Monthly cashflow £124/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 1.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~148 m² (0.04 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	67
Anti-social behaviour	45
Public order	23
Criminal damage and arson	14
Other theft	10
Shoplifting	7
Vehicle crime	6
Drugs	4
Burglary	3
Other crime	3
Possession of weapons	3
Robbery	3
Bicycle theft	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	190

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Peter Gladwin Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 18 Mar 2015
Hill Park School	Other	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 20 Jul 2022
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 9 Dec 2016
St Nicolas CofE Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 12 Jan 2023
Mile Oak Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 23 May 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
01/11/2005	11/10/2005	—	1

# 86 DROVE CRESCENT, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TA

## Property details

- Slug: `c315a06` (address key hash: `c315a06611b0a81d28c6c4afb2a07d50fe714b15`)
- Postcode: BN41 2TA
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 58 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £330,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,690/m²
- Local average: £386,640 (25 sales)
- Street crime: 190 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £330,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 31/10/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £892/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0906-5294-0002-0009-2796)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £330,000 | Terraced | +52.4% | £334,276 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-ad4a-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2014-06-09 | £216,500 | Terraced | +31.2% | £340,162 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5aba033c-a761-42c8-8b66-2e43b4cbbd91) |
| Sold | 2010-03-31 | £165,000 | Terraced | +108.9% | £313,935 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/acfaf1e8-d79b-4368-8687-e175e39482fe) |
| Sold | 2000-04-14 | £79,000 | Terraced | — | £363,245 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b8ac1a3a-c0dc-411b-85d9-611f0d018a30) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 86 DROVE CRESCENT, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TA | £330,000 | 20/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 86 DROVE CRESCENT, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TA | £216,500 | 09/06/2014 | Terraced |
| 86 DROVE CRESCENT, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TA | £165,000 | 31/03/2010 | Terraced |
| 86 DROVE CRESCENT, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TA | £79,000 | 14/04/2000 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [161713448](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/db6a79b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £330,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-09 | £325,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £216,500 |
| sold | 2010-01-01 | £165,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £79,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 NORTH CLOSE, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HE | £300,000 | 23/07/2025 | Terraced |
| 85 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HD | £325,000 | 06/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 67 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HD | £322,375 | 14/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 43 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HD | £457,000 | 14/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 18 SOUTHDOWN ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HN | £467,500 | 23/02/2023 | Terraced |
| 84B VALLEY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TQ | £280,000 | 26/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 44 ROWAN CLOSE, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2PT | £295,000 | 14/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 38 SOUTHDOWN ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HN | £440,000 | 20/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 26 STONERY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2PQ | £325,000 | 28/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 65 MILE OAK ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2PJ | £365,000 | 25/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 116 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HB | £330,000 | 04/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 84F VALLEY ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2TQ | £260,000 | 09/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 75 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HD | £330,000 | 05/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 120 NORTH ROAD, PORTSLADE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN41 2HB | £329,000 | 18/10/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £344,705 (14 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 17.7%
- **10y growth:** 42.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Brighton and Hove; Terraced series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Brighton and Hove). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,631/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,812/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,993/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Crawley & Reigate (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Tophill Close, BN41 | £1,700/mo | 2 | 0.23 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Hillcroft, BN41 | £1,570/mo | 2 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Langridge Drive, BN41 | £1,650/mo | 2 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Croft Drive, BN41 | £1,675/mo | 2 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Edster Court, BN41 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Manor Hall Road, BN42 | £1,695/mo | 2 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Edster Court, BN41 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.68 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, St. Andrews Road, BN41 | £1,500/mo | 2 | 1.1 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,580/mo (8 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.49% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £201,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £161,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,610/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £124/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 67 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Public order | 23 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **190** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Peter Gladwin Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 18 Mar 2015 |
| Hill Park School | Other | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 20 Jul 2022 |
| Portslade Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 9 Dec 2016 |
| St Nicolas CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 12 Jan 2023 |
| Mile Oak Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 23 May 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #3199023
- **Address:** 86 Drove Crescent, Portslade, BN41 2TA
- **Certificate Issued:** 01/11/2005
- **Work Completed:** 11/10/2005
- **Items:** 1 door(s)