3 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB

3 Ditchling Road is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 4SB). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 sits 52.2% above the 2014 sale of £425,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.