Flat 5, 3 Florence Road, Brighton, BN1 6DL

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6DL). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 5th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–215 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 16 units on file.

It hasn't traded since December 1999, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 sits 308.9% above the 1999 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. At 33 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).