Ditchling Court 136a, Flat 7, Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA

Ditchling Court 136a is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6JA). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Ditchling Court 136a (29–67 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 14 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 60 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2014. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.