Flat 4, 3 Florence Road, Brighton, BN1 6DL

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 6DL). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–215 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 sits 186% above the 2001 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 43% below the postcode norm. At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 58 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).