Flat 3, 19 Old Steine, Brighton, BN1 1EL

Flat 3 is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (52–57 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 11.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.