97b, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HF

97b is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 6HF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 85 m² this is the 58th 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.

Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 80 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 sits 53.3% above the 2010 sale of £210,000.