Flat 4, 5 Bedford Square, Brighton, BN1 2PN

Flat 4 is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–97 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (21 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £220,000 in August 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 10.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.