Flat 2, 18 Bedford Square, Brighton, BN1 2PN

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 3 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 sits 98.3% above the 2002 sale of £115,000. At 40 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 68 EPCs).