74a, Compton Road, Brighton, BN1 5AN

74a is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 47 m² this is the 13th smallest of 65 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–197 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 65 units on file.

Across 2016–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£577/sq ft) was about 126% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). At 47 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 64 EPCs).