Flat 2, 9 Bedford Square, Brighton, BN1 2PN

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 59 m² this is the 14th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file.

Held since February 2010 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 53.2% above the 2010 sale of £171,000. At 59 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 68 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.