34a, Foundry Street, Brighton, BN1 4AT

34a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 4AT). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor 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 79).

It hasn't traded since February 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 sits 98.3% above the 2005 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 30.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.