17 Compton Avenue, Brighton, BN1 3PP

17 Compton Avenue is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3PP). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 21 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (21–96 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 38 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 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 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 12.9% below the 2021 sale of £473,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,093/sq ft) was about 871.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £473,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.