31b, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HA

31b is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 6HA). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 51 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sold in July 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£943/sq ft) was about 152.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.