20 Shaftesbury Road, Brighton, BN1 4NE

20 Shaftesbury Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 4NE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–134 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in September 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 131.5% above the 2000 sale of £117,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 21.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2010. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.