38a, Dyke Road Avenue, Brighton, BN1 5LE

38a is a five-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 276 m² (around 2971 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings.

Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,360,000 sits 76.1% above the 2010 sale of £772,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 15.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 276 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (237 m² median across 23 EPCs).