32a, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 4QF

32a is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 4QF). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 226.9% above the 2008 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 21.1% below the postcode norm.