Flat 2, 11 Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2LJ

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 13 m² (around 140 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 13 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (13–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 sits 552.6% above the 2001 sale of £28,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm. At 13 m² it sits well below the postcode median (32 m² across 69 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).