Flat 1, 4 Powis Square, Brighton, BN1 3HH

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3HH). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (55 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£706/sq ft) was about 98.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.