2 Crown Gardens, Brighton, BN1 3LD

2 Crown Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 38.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 sits 150.5% above the 2003 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 51.8% below the postcode norm.