87a, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HF

87a is a detached house in Brighton (BN1 6HF). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 80 m² this is the 53rd smallest of 81 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 22–325 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 81 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 80 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 35% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£286/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.