St James Mansions, Flat 3, Old Steine, Brighton, BN1 1EN

St James Mansions is a three-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 1EN). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 662 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 62 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in St James Mansions, where floor areas span 58–75 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to E, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (18 versus a best of 51).

It hasn't traded since November 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 704.8% above the 2000 sale of £21,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£32/sq ft) was about 91% below the postcode norm.