26b, Herbert Road, Brighton, BN1 6PB

26b is a one-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 6PB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 470 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 8th smallest of 59 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 59 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 58 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 45.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£340/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.