Flat 2, 21 Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–94 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (68 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£599/sq ft) was about 164.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £200,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.