Flat 2, 4 Bedford Square, Brighton, BN1 2PN

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 57 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–77 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 72% above the 2004 sale of £157,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 57 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 68 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).