Flat A, 35 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 4SB

Flat A is an end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 4SB). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £169,000 sits 1045.8% above the 1996 sale of £14,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£39/sq ft) was about 84.3% below the postcode norm. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.