Ashburnham Drive, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1

GUIDE PRICE: £500,000 --£525,000.

H/M/O INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY.

CONSISTENTLY LET TO STUDENTS.

GROSS YEARLY RENT OF £45,240.

9% GROSS YIELD RETURN.

INTERNAL VIEWINGS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

This 6 bed, 2 bath licenced HMO with a big sunny garden currently delivers a monthly income of £3,770 pm - a healthy 9% yield - and it’s good to go as the AST’s run to July 2026. Between Sussex University at Falmer and Brighton University buildings along Lewes Road (10 mins drive or 15-20 mins by bus) it’s an ideal student let with all furniture and fittings included in the price, including the new kitchen, so there is minimal cost of set up and instant income for the incoming investor.

Inside has 125.2m2 (1348 sq. ft.) of big bright rooms to enjoy, where a sociable living room flows into a contemporary kitchen dining room and all 6 beds are generous double rooms with robust, custom made storage and built in workstations, and every room is designed for easy maintenance. Local amenities include a convenience store, a bistro pub and access to open countryside within a stroll. Quiet but connected with regular bus routes to Brighton, Falmer and Lewes this is a great place to be with something for everyone – including easy access to Stanmer Park, the picturesque heart of Brighton and its beaches as well as to stations for Brighton, Lewes, Gatwick and London so investment properties here tend to hold their value.


In brief:
Style HMO house: rental income £3770 pm (£45,240 pa approx.), 9% yield
Type 6 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen dining room
Area Coldean
Floor Area 1417 sq.ft
Outside Space Large garden
Parking Plentiful off street parking, free on street (‘light’ restriction zone B during events), bike store
Council Tax Band C

Why you’ll like it:
We have up to date specialist knowledge of HMO compliance and legal requirements, and can offer a management service tailored to your needs from finding the best tenants for you to organising rental agreements and any maintenance issues. We have long term connections with local universities and medical/law schools as well as major employers, international companies, associations and charities. This is the perfect investment property, sold with all the furniture, fittings and fixtures, a new kitchen, the boiler has been recently serviced and the bedroom storage is built in and low maintenance, so you can hit the floor running with no interruption of the income stream.
Set well back from the quiet road which has a footpath to open countryside around one corner and a convenience store around the other, this semi-detached, double glazed house has plentiful off street parking, a covered smoking area with fitted ashtray and a secure gate to the sociable garden and the bike store.

Inside has a practical layout with an L shaped hallway delivering ample built in storage, a contemporary shower room with natural light and also creates separate access to 2 of the 4 ground floor bedrooms, so people don’t feel on top of each other.

At the front, the big, feel good living dining room looks south for the sunshine with stylish décor and plenty of floorspace to share, and the central dining area flows into the spacious, well planned kitchen. Newly fitted, there’s a 5 ring gas hob and grill plus oven beneath a hood, 2 levels of lighting and good storage with user friendly working surfaces. Designed for ease of maintenance, plumbing and power is in place for a dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, and there’s plenty of room for two fridge freezers.

At the far end, an inner lobby leads to the 3rd and 4th private double bedrooms, one of which has French doors to the garden. Clever design has all 4 bedrooms on this level looking over the back garden, 1 with French doors to it, and all have sturdy ‘industrial chic’ custom built storage and a large workstation built in.

Upstairs a light and airy bathroom has a corner bath with a shower attachment as well as a separate walk in shower, and there are warming rails for towels. The commitment to detail continues in double bedrooms 5 and 6, each bright and cheerful with simple but stylish decoration, and as in the other bedrooms, robust, functional and very low maintenance storage systems and spacious workstations for quiet study.

Outside, the secure garden is big and sociable with a sun deck by the house which looks over the large lawn below. A tranquil oasis designed for ease of maintenance so there’ll be more time to enjoy it, the dining deck below is surrounded by exotic planting for a holiday feel. There’s a solid wood ‘picnic’ table on it as well as one on the lawn, which are included in the sale - and they are also happy to leave the bike store, so you won’t need to worry about a thing.

Agent says:
“This easy care, licenced HMO is good to go with AST’s in place until 2026, and offers an impressive 9% yield in a great location with local amenities, good connections to Brighton’s city centre, Falmer, Lewes and Gatwick with the A23/A27 easy to reach.”

Owner’s secret:
“All of the bedrooms are big and bright with open views and plenty of space in which to work or study. The living dining room/kitchen is sociable -with space to spread into-and the garden is a sunny retreat where it is easy to forget that you’re just minutes from the city centre. We designed the house to be easy to look after with contemporary bathrooms, robust fittings and furniture to minimise maintenance costs whilst delivering comfortable but practical accommodation, and the garden is easy to maintain as well. Many tenants choose Sussex or Brighton University because of the beaches, country walks and vibrant lifestyle, and all are easy to get to from here - and the university does late night buses from the city centre.”

What’s around you:
Shops: Local 5 mins walk, Asda, M&S 5 mins drive
Train Station: Falmer 4 mins drive, Moulsecoomb 6, bus stop 3-4 mins walk
Seafront or Park: Footpath to nature reserve 1 min walk, Stanmer Park 5 mins drive, seafront 15

Closest schools:
Primary: Coldean Primary
Secondary: Brighton Aldridge Community College, Patcham High School
Private: Brighton College, Brighton Girls, Lewes Grammar

A relaxed community with local shops, cafes and popular primary school there are great transport links with Falmer and Moulsecoomb Stations close by and a frequent bus service into Brighton, to the universities and the surrounding areas. Access to the countryside including the leafy acres of Wild Park Nature Reserve and Stanford Park are on your doorstep, whilst the short trip to the sea completes this attractive package which includes a myriad of shops and cafes along the trendsetting Lewes Road easy to reach. The A27/A23 are also within minutes, making this spacious house a viable proposition for those needing fast access along the Sussex coast or to Falmer, Lewes, Gatwick or London.