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

8 Arcade Buildings is an end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 89 m² this is the largest 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 (April 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold August 2019 for £317,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 39.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode.