Flat 7, 9 Bedford Place, Brighton, BN1 2QD

Flat 7 is an end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2QD). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–91 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in March 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 42 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 sits 180% above the 2000 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 52.1% below the postcode norm.