23 Chartwell Court, Russell Square, Brighton, BN1 2EW

23 Chartwell Court is a one-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 2EW). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in June 1998. 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 £237,000 sits 295% above the 1998 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 57% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).