Flat 1, 8 Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2LJ

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 60 m² this is the 14th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 15 units on file.

At 60 m² the property is well over the postcode median (29 m² across 72 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £222,000. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 is 11.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.