44a, Stanford Road, Brighton, BN1 5DJ

44a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 78 m² this is the 40th smallest of 64 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–270 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

Held since January 2007 — that's 19 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. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 65.7% above the 2007 sale of £194,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.