2 Arcade Buildings, Imperial Arcade, Brighton, BN1 3EJ

2 Arcade Buildings is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (33–89 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in September 2006. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 is 29.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 99.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (41 m² median across 5 EPCs).