Preston Drove, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Preston Drove, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-brighton-and-hove/preston-drove/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN1 6LD, BN1 6FL, BN1 6LA.

Average price (last 12 months)

£657,000

10 sales

Average price (since 2006)

£561,805

75 sales

Price range

£211k – £1.09m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

17 Sep 2026

BN1 6FN

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At a glance

House prices£657k average41% above the Brighton average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkLondon Road (Brighton) station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold55% leaseholdAcross 87 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

75 property sales on Preston Drove, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2006. In the last 12 months 10 homes sold here for an average of £657,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £340,223. That is 41% above the Brighton average of £466,263 over the same period. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2006; 14 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 53% flat, 33% terraced, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Preston Drove range from £211,000 to £1,090,000. 45% of homes sold here were freehold and 55% leasehold. Of 398 streets in Brighton with at least two sales in the last year, Preston Drove ranks 46th for average price.

House prices on Preston Drove compared

Preston Drove£657,000

BN1 postcode area£498,160

Brighton£466,263

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BN1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 45% freehold and 55% leasehold across 87 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	40	£340,223	9 Jul 2026
Terraced	25	£817,960	17 Sep 2026
Detached	5	£849,000	19 Jun 2026
Semi-detached	5	£766,500	4 Apr 2023

Sold prices on Preston Drove

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
171, Preston Drove BN1 6FN	17 Sep 2026	£913,000	Terraced	Freehold
112, Preston Drove BN1 6GP	2 Sep 2026	£517,000	Terraced	Freehold
83A, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	9 Jul 2026	£290,000	Flat	Leasehold
4, The Mews, 76, Preston Drove BN1 6LB	19 Jun 2026	£880,000	Detached	Freehold
129, Preston Drove BN1 6LE	28 Apr 2026	£1,000,000	Terraced	Freehold
123, Preston Drove BN1 6LE	23 Apr 2026	£1,050,000	Terraced	Freehold
127, Preston Drove BN1 6LE	13 Feb 2026	£820,000	Terraced	Freehold
263A, Preston Drove BN1 6FL	30 Jan 2026	£425,000	Flat	Leasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 101, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	28 Jan 2026	£300,000	Flat	Leasehold
First Floor Flat, 79, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	21 Nov 2025	£375,000	Flat	Leasehold
167, Preston Drove BN1 6FN	9 Sep 2025	£885,000	Terraced	Freehold
55A, Preston Drove BN1 6LA	15 Jul 2025	£550,000	Flat	Leasehold
193, Preston Drove BN1 6FN	25 Mar 2025	£922,500	Terraced	Freehold
110, Preston Drove BN1 6EW	4 Mar 2025	£1,050,000	Terraced	Freehold
263, Preston Drove BN1 6FL	20 Feb 2025	£175,000	Other	Leasehold
Apartment 1, Residence, 99, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	14 Feb 2025	£465,000	Flat	Leasehold
121, Preston Drove BN1 6LE	7 Feb 2025	£1,050,000	Terraced	Freehold
263A, Preston Drove BN1 6FL	10 Jan 2025	£415,000	Other	Freehold
Ground Floor Flat, 111, Preston Drove BN1 6EW	17 Oct 2024	£435,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 78, Preston Drove BN1 6LB	5 Aug 2024	£400,000	Flat	Leasehold
80, Preston Drove BN1 6LB	19 Jun 2024	£960,000	Terraced	Freehold
Ground Floor Flat, 197, Preston Drove BN1 6FL	31 May 2024	£375,000	Flat	Leasehold
First Floor Flat, 144, Preston Drove BN1 6FJ	28 Mar 2024	£320,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, 155, Preston Drove BN1 6FN	16 Feb 2024	£280,000	Flat	Leasehold
First Floor Flat, 87, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	4 Dec 2023	£339,000	Flat	Leasehold
Basement Flat, 79, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	18 Oct 2023	£211,000	Flat	Leasehold
Basement Flat, 95, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	4 Aug 2023	£125,000	Flat	Leasehold
Ground Floor, 95, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	4 Aug 2023	£130,000	Other	Leasehold
201, Preston Drove BN1 6FL	14 Jul 2023	£950,000	Terraced	Freehold
59A, Preston Drove BN1 6LA	7 Jun 2023	£332,000	Flat	Leasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 189, Preston Drove BN1 6FN	20 Apr 2023	£320,000	Flat	Leasehold
143, Preston Drove BN1 6FN	4 Apr 2023	£1,065,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Basement Flat, 57, Preston Drove BN1 6LA	16 Dec 2022	£328,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat A, 103, Preston Drove BN1 6EW	11 Nov 2022	£355,000	Flat	Leasehold
109, Preston Drove BN1 6EW	12 Aug 2022	£1,050,000	Terraced	Freehold
Maisonette, 267, Preston Drove BN1 6FL	8 Jul 2022	£537,500	Flat	Leasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 131, Preston Drove BN1 6LE	6 May 2022	£320,000	Flat	Leasehold
74, Preston Drove BN1 6LB	29 Apr 2022	£385,000	Other	Freehold
108, Preston Drove BN1 6EW	11 Mar 2022	£80,000	Other	Leasehold
Flat 4, 63, Preston Drove BN1 6LA	16 Dec 2021	£262,500	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 1, 67, Preston Drove BN1 6LA	16 Nov 2021	£268,000	Flat	Leasehold
99, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	28 Sep 2021	£410,000	Terraced	Freehold
First Floor Flat, 233, Preston Drove BN1 6FL	6 Sep 2021	£415,000	Flat	Leasehold
Basement Flat, 79, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	10 Aug 2021	£190,000	Flat	Leasehold
Ground Floor Flat, 53, Preston Drove BN1 6LA	30 Jun 2021	£260,000	Other	Leasehold
76A, Preston Drove BN1 6LB	29 Jun 2021	£680,000	Detached	Freehold
259, Preston Drove BN1 6FL	23 Jun 2021	£770,000	Terraced	Freehold
Basement Flat, 75, Preston Drove BN1 6LD	26 May 2021	£280,000	Flat	Leasehold
157, Preston Drove BN1 6FN	16 Dec 2020	£648,000	Terraced	Freehold
Ground Floor Flat, 111, Preston Drove BN1 6EW	4 Dec 2020	£419,000	Flat	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
112, Preston Drove	£340,000 (Jan 2016) → £517,000 (Sep 2026)	+52% over 11 yrs
263A, Preston Drove	£415,000 (Jan 2025) → £425,000 (Jan 2026)	+2% over 1 yr
First Floor Flat, 79, Preston Drove	£247,500 (May 2018) → £370,000 (Jan 2020) → £375,000 (Nov 2025)	+52% over 8 yrs
193, Preston Drove	£564,000 (Sep 2017) → £922,500 (Mar 2025)	+64% over 7 yrs
Ground Floor Flat, 111, Preston Drove	£285,000 (Aug 2019) → £419,000 (Dec 2020) → £435,000 (Oct 2024)	+53% over 5 yrs
Flat 1, 78, Preston Drove	£345,000 (Dec 2019) → £400,000 (Aug 2024)	+16% over 5 yrs
Ground Floor Flat, 197, Preston Drove	£281,000 (Mar 2017) → £285,000 (Sep 2019) → £375,000 (May 2024)	+33% over 7 yrs
Basement Flat, 79, Preston Drove	£190,000 (Aug 2021) → £211,000 (Oct 2023)	+11% over 2 yrs
201, Preston Drove	£687,000 (Mar 2018) → £950,000 (Jul 2023)	+38% over 5 yrs
108, Preston Drove	£40,000 (Nov 2018) → £80,000 (Mar 2022)	+100% over 3 yrs
Flat 4, 63, Preston Drove	£216,500 (Jan 2018) → £262,500 (Dec 2021)	+21% over 4 yrs
76A, Preston Drove	£645,000 (Apr 2018) → £680,000 (Jun 2021)	+5% over 3 yrs
83C, Preston Drove	£355,000 (Jun 2017) → £367,500 (Nov 2020)	+4% over 3 yrs
Flat 1, 63, Preston Drove	£312,000 (Oct 2017) → £322,500 (Oct 2020)	+3% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Preston Drove

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Balfour Primary School 695 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.3 mi
Dorothy Stringer School 1,626 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.4 mi
Downs Junior School 495 pupils	Primary	7–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Varndean School 1,487 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.4 mi
Downs Infant School 289 pupils	Primary	5–7	Report	0.5 mi
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 220 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Central Hub Brighton 114 pupils	Pupil referral unit	5–16	Good Report	0.7 mi
Hertford Primary School 205 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

London Road (Brighton) station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk
Preston Park station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Moulsecoomb station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Southdown Road (adj, Preston Drove) 1 min walk
Chester Terrace (adj, Preston Drove) 2 min walk
Edburton Avenue (NE-bound, Stanford Avenue) 4 min walk
Fiveways (N-bound, Ditchling Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

The Haven Practice
100 Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton · 0.2 mi
School House Surgery
School House, Hertford Road, Brighton · 0.4 mi
Preston Park Surgery
2A Florence Road, Brighton · 0.4 mi
Stanford Medical Centre
175 Preston Road, Brighton · 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food Co-op Ditchling Road · 0.2 mi
Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Brighton Preston Road Local · 0.6 mi
Aldi Aldi Moulsecoomb Brighton · 0.7 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Lewes Rd · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Harper's Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

Fiveways Dencare · 0.2 mi
Surrenden Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
Colosseum Dental (preston Park) · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	10 of 10
Employment	9 of 10
Education and skills	10 of 10
Health and disability	8 of 10
Crime	9 of 10
Access to housing and services	10 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	83.3%	62.5%
Private rented	13.6%	20.3%
Social rented	3.1%	17.1%
Households	509

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.2%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	15.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,322

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	99%	80%
Gigabit-capable	98%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	98%	92%

Share of homes across Brighton and Hove with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Preston Drove

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Who lives around Preston Drove

Ethnic group

	Here	Brighton and Hove
White	89.4%	85.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	4.8%	4.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	3.1%	4.8%
Other ethnic group	1.5%	3.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.2%	2%

Religion

	Here	Brighton and Hove
No religion	62.6%	55.2%
Christian	25.3%	30.9%
Not answered	6.7%	7.1%
Muslim	1.8%	3.1%
Jewish	1.6%	0.9%
Buddhist	1%	0.9%
Other religion	0.5%	1%
Sikh	0.4%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Brighton and Hove
Born in the UK	86.6%	80.4%
Born outside the UK	13.4%	19.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	Brighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above	64.7%	44.5%
Level 3 qualifications	12%	19.7%
Level 2 qualifications	9.4%	10.7%
No qualifications	6.2%	12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	4.1%	7%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	3.4%
Other qualifications	1.4%	2.3%

General health

	Here	Brighton and Hove
Very good health	62%	50.2%
Good health	29%	33.2%
Fair health	6.7%	11.6%
Bad health	2%	3.9%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.2%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Brighton and Hove
1 car or van in household	53.2%	42.7%
2 cars or vans in household	22.6%	15.7%
No cars or vans in household	18.9%	37.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	5.3%	4.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Brighton and Hove.

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