2 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD

2 St Margarets Place is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2FD). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a balcony and a basement. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since May 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for HMO conversion is awaiting a decision. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £632,000 sits 110.7% above the 2005 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode.