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2 bed flat for sale The Drive, Hove, BN3

OIRO

£295,000

Added on 02/10/2026

Type: Flat
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £469 per sq ft
Tenure: Leasehold

Service charge £4,800 a yearGround rent £102 a year Council tax Band B £2,007 a year

* From the agent's description. Check it with them before you rely on it.

Key features

Top Floor Flat
Private Garage
Heating & Hot Water Included In The Service Charge
Dual-aspect Lounge
Excellent Natural Light
Close to Hove Station
Near Hove Seafront
Two Double Bedrooms

About this property

A bright and spacious top-floor two-bedroom apartment positioned within the popular Devonshire Court development on The Drive, offering generous accommodation, far-reaching views and the significant added benefit of a private garage.

Occupying an enviable top-floor position, the apartment benefits from a particularly private setting within the development, with no shared walls with neighbouring flats, no property above and only one apartment directly below.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band B £2,007 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,720
Band B

This home: £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 B, which costs £2,007 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 0.9 miles

Cheaper than 84% of the 2-bed flats for sale nearby right now.

This home, £295,000 Median £375,000 · £280,000 – £550,000

Per square foot

£469 6% under

2-bed flats nearby £498

Against sold prices

11% under

BN3 sold median £528 / sq ft, 2,329 sales

Compared with 100 2-bed flats for sale within 0.9 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 BN3 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area. All sold £/sq ft in BN3 →

Location

The Drive, Hove, BN3

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £295,000

£147k £443k

Deposit10% £30,000

£0 £295k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £265,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £59,000 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
33, Devonshire Court, The Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Feb 2026	624 sq ft £408/sq ft	624 sq ft	£408	£255,000
29, Devonshire Court, The Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2025	700 sq ft £422/sq ft	700 sq ft	£422	£295,000
5, Devonshire Court, The Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Apr 2024	603 sq ft £481/sq ft	603 sq ft	£481	£290,000
19, Devonshire Court, The Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2023	646 sq ft £441/sq ft	646 sq ft	£441	£285,000
27, Devonshire Court, The Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Mar 2023	689 sq ft £447/sq ft	689 sq ft	£447	£308,000
21, Devonshire Court, The Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2022	603 sq ft £523/sq ft	603 sq ft	£523	£315,000
11, Devonshire Court, The Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Oct 2022	721 sq ft £412/sq ft	721 sq ft	£412	£297,000
14, Devonshire Court, The Drive Flat / maisonette	Flat / maisonette	Sept 2022	657 sq ft £475/sq ft	657 sq ft	£475	£312,000