15 Fernwood Rise, Brighton, BN1 5ER

15 Fernwood Rise is a two-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 5ER). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 66.4% above the 2014 sale of £289,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. At 65 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 20 EPCs).