176c, Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA

176c is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 6JA). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 67 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in 176c, where floor areas span 30–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 47.9% below the 2021 sale of £495,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£686/sq ft) was about 203% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 67 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 60 EPCs). Sold September 2021 for £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.