5 Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PG

5 Exeter Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 5PG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

Held since April 1997 — that's 29 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 £574,000 sits 617.9% above the 1997 sale of £79,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 78.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).