Flat 3, 8 Marlborough Place, Brighton, BN1 1UB

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 1UB). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–62 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 (68 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £220,000 sits 479.7% above the 1995 sale of £37,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 86.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).