115a, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AF

115a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). At 52 m² this is the 16th smallest of 57 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 10–234 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 57 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since August 2000 — that's 26 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 £245,000 sits 261.9% above the 2000 sale of £67,700. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. At 52 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 56 EPCs).