The Hayloft, Camden Terrace, Brighton, BN1 3LR

The Hayloft is a one-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 3LR). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in August 2008. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 sits 53.6% above the 2008 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.