Hartley Lodge, Flat 5, 32 Montpelier Road, Brighton, BN1 2LQ

Hartley Lodge is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 96 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Hartley Lodge (42–96 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 71). The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 139 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 18.4% above the 2023 sale price. Last sale on file: £354,000 in September 2023.