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Varndean Drive, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Varndean Drive, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-brighton-and-hove/varndean-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN1 6TF, BN1 6TE, BN1 6RS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£517,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£379,817
33 sales
Price range
£220k – £775k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Jul 2026
BN1 6TF

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At a glance

House prices£518k average11% above the Brighton average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkPreston Park station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband82% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 34 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

33 property sales on Varndean Drive, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £517,500. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £362,385. That is 11% above the Brighton average of £466,263 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% flat, 6% detached. Recorded sale prices on Varndean Drive range from £220,000 to £775,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 398 streets in Brighton with at least two sales in the last year, Varndean Drive ranks 124th for average price.

House prices on Varndean Drive compared

Varndean Drive£517,500
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

2016: £309,000 (3 sales)2016£309k2017: £305,100 (5 sales)2017£305k2018: £325,000 (3 sales)2018£325k2019: £480,000 (2 sales)2019£480k2020: £293,000 (1 sales)2020£293k2021: £340,000 (1 sales)2021£340k2022: £442,606 (9 sales)2022£443k2023: £341,667 (3 sales)2023£342k2024: £358,333 (3 sales)2024£358k2025: £537,500 (2 sales)2025£538k2026: £355,000 (1 sales)2026£355k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 34 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat31£362,3857 Jul 2026
Detached2£650,00025 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Varndean Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 7 Jul 2026£355,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Varndean Drive BN1 6RS 25 Nov 2025£680,000 DetachedLeasehold
24, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 25 Mar 2025£395,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 6 Sep 2024£360,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 31 Jul 2024£320,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 5 Jan 2024£395,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 4 Oct 2023£350,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 26 Sep 2023£335,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 4 Aug 2023£370,000 OtherLeasehold
33, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 26 May 2023£340,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 7 Dec 2022£416,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 10 Nov 2022£380,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 14 Oct 2022£369,950 FlatLeasehold
32, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 26 Aug 2022£375,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 17 Aug 2022£375,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Varndean Drive BN1 6RS 5 Aug 2022£712,500 FlatLeasehold
20, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 26 Jul 2022£220,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 11 Jul 2022£775,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 28 Jan 2022£360,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 9 Feb 2021£340,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 30 Nov 2020£293,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 18 Oct 2019£340,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Varndean Drive BN1 6RS 28 Jan 2019£620,000 DetachedLeasehold
11, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 21 Dec 2018£330,000 FlatLeasehold
41, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 1 Nov 2018£330,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 18 Jan 2018£315,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 1 Dec 2017£295,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 21 Jul 2017£315,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 24 May 2017£325,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 17 Feb 2017£293,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 25 Jan 2017£297,500 FlatLeasehold
30, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TE 2 Dec 2016£315,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 11 Oct 2016£295,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive BN1 6TF 1 Jul 2016£317,000 FlatLeasehold

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

AddressSalesChange
31, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive £297,500 (Jan 2017) → £360,000 (Jan 2022) → £355,000 (Jul 2026) +19%
over 9 yrs
33, Highdown Court, Varndean Drive £315,000 (Jul 2017) → £340,000 (May 2023) +8%
over 6 yrs
29, Monterey Court, Varndean Drive £293,000 (Feb 2017) → £380,000 (Nov 2022) +30%
over 6 yrs

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Schools near Varndean Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Dorothy Stringer School 1,626 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 220 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Balfour Primary School 695 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Varndean School 1,487 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Patcham Infant School 272 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.8 mi
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove 262 pupils Other independent school Anglican 3–13 Report 0.8 mi
Stanford Primary School 197 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Patcham High School 1,074 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.9 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

  • Preston Park station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • London Road (Brighton) station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • Moulsecoomb station 1.3 mi · 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Surrenden Holt (opp, Surrenden Road) 2 min walk
  • Surrenden Holt (adj, Surrenden Road) 3 min walk
  • Varndean College (opp, Surrenden Road) 3 min walk
  • Varndean College (adj, Surrenden Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Haven Practice
    100 Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton · 0.6 mi
  • Beaconsfield Medical Practice
    175 Preston Road, Brighton · 0.8 mi
  • Stanford Medical Centre
    175 Preston Road, Brighton · 0.8 mi
  • School House Surgery
    School House, Hertford Road, Brighton · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Brighton Preston Road Local · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ditchling Road · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hove Droveway Express · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Hove Dyke Rd Esso Express · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Matlock Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Fields Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Elms Lea Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Whitehouse Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Surrenden Dental Practice · 0.4 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 9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.3%62.5%
Private rented20.1%20.3%
Social rented4.5%17.1%
Households691

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.8%64.1%
Aged 65+15.0%18.6%
Residents1,617

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)82%80%
Gigabit-capable82%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%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.

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Who lives around Varndean Drive

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White90.9%85.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%4.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%4.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%2%
Other ethnic group1%3.1%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion59.8%55.2%
Christian28.3%30.9%
Not answered8.8%7.1%
Muslim1%3.1%
Other religion0.7%1%
Buddhist0.5%0.9%
Jewish0.5%0.9%
Hindu0.2%0.8%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK88.6%80.4%
Born outside the UK11.4%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above59.3%44.5%
Level 3 qualifications14.5%19.7%
Level 2 qualifications10.8%10.7%
No qualifications7.9%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%7%
Apprenticeship1.7%3.4%
Other qualifications0.6%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health56.4%50.2%
Good health30.7%33.2%
Fair health10%11.6%
Bad health2.4%3.9%
Very bad health0.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
1 car or van in household48.7%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household24.2%15.7%
No cars or vans in household22.5%37.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%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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