8 Elms Lea Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6UG

8 Elms Lea Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 6UG). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 128 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (177 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £939,000 sits 50.2% above the 2012 sale of £625,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in October 2012.