257, Preston Drove
257, Preston Drove
Description & Estimates
257, Preston Drove, Brighton is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 966 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 257, Preston Drove, Brighton is £634,987 and its rental estimate is £2,177 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1 falls within the BN1 postal district.
Our Data Sources
257, Preston Drove, Brighton has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in December 2011 and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2011.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 257, Preston Drove, Brighton, we estimate a market value of £666,736 and a rental value of £2,285 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £590,538 and £2,024 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 257, Preston Drove, Brighton has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £22,140 (3.5%) and its estimated rental value grow by £63 per month (2.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.1%.
Energy Efficiency
257, Preston Drove, Brighton has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 10 May 2011.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 257, Preston Drove, Brighton completed on 19th December 2011 at £530,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 18.4% over the period since December 2011.
- Sold Dec 2011£530,000
- Sold Aug 2005£364,400
- Sold Jun 1995£106,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 257, Preston Drove, Brighton have sold within a radius of 370 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 12th February 2026, was 88, Sandgate Road, Brighton, BN1 6JQ, a freehold house which sold for £635,000.
Read more about house prices in BN1.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 225 addresses on Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1, 257, Preston Drove, Brighton comes out as the 128th largest and the 97th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £195k more expensive than the average property across the BN1 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mBalfour Primary School
- 500mDowns Junior School
- 700mDowns Infant School
- 700mVarndean School
- 800mDorothy Stringer School
- 1.7kmCardinal Newman Catholic School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 257, Preston Drove, Brighton, the nearest station is London Road (Brighton), 800 metres away.
- 800mLondon Road (Brighton)
- 1.3kmMoulsecoomb
- 1.3kmPreston Park
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
