43 Orange Row, Brighton, BN1 1UQ

43 Orange Row is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 1UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2010–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 24% below the 2018 sale of £375,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 26.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).