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1 bed flat for sale Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1

Guide Price

£260,000

Added on 29/09/2026

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £537 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold

Council tax Band A £1,720 a year

Key features

Generous size flat with own entrance
Highly desirable Fiveways area
Leafy good sized private garden with decking area
Close to a wealth of small shops and cafes
Easy access to Preston Park and London Road stations
New lease and vacant with no chain
Above-average EPC energy efficiency rating C (71/77)

About this property

Guide Price £260,000-£280,000

Chain free! A spacious ground floor flat in this highly desirable area of Fiveways, close to small shops, cafes and good schools. With its own gate access this home feels wonderfully private.

The interior space is perfect for a couple, the bedroom spacious enough if a home office area is also required, the living room opens out to the garden with its decked area and further to the lawn and mature trees, bringing the outside in.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band A £1,720 a year

Per year

Band A

This home: £1,720
Band B

£2,007
Band C

£2,294
Band D

£2,581
Band E

£3,154
Band F

£3,727
Band G

£4,301
Band H

£5,161

This home is in band A, which costs £1,720 a year in Brighton and Hove for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Brighton and Hove, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

100 comparables · within 1.4 miles

Priced above 62% of the 1-bed flats for sale nearby right now.

This home, £260,000 Median £240,000 · £190,000 – £316,000

Per square foot

£537 13% over

1-bed flats nearby £477

Against sold prices

7% over

BN1 sold median £501 / sq ft, 2,050 sales

Compared with 100 1-bed flats for sale within 1.4 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in BN1 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in BN1 →

Location

Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £260,000

£130k £390k

Deposit10% £26,000

£0 £260k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £234,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £52,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
110, Preston Drove Terraced	Terraced	Mar 2025	2,120 sq ft £495/sq ft	2,120 sq ft	£495	£1,050,000
Ground Floor Flat, 111, Preston Drove Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2024	689 sq ft £631/sq ft	689 sq ft	£631	£435,000
Flat A, 103, Preston Drove Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Nov 2022	829 sq ft £428/sq ft	829 sq ft	£428	£355,000
109, Preston Drove Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2022	1,701 sq ft £617/sq ft	1,701 sq ft	£617	£1,050,000
Ground Floor Flat, 111, Preston Drove Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Dec 2020	689 sq ft £608/sq ft	689 sq ft	£608	£419,000
Ground Floor Flat, 111, Preston Drove Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Aug 2019	689 sq ft £414/sq ft	689 sq ft	£414	£285,000
First Floor Flat, 111, Preston Drove Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Nov 2016	689 sq ft £443/sq ft	689 sq ft	£443	£305,000
109, Preston Drove Terraced	Terraced	Dec 2015	1,701 sq ft £449/sq ft	1,701 sq ft	£449	£763,000