27a, Bates Road, Brighton, BN1 6PF

27a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6PF). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 15th smallest of 51 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 50 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2009. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 is 16.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£719/sq ft) was about 160% above the typical sold price in the postcode.