2 Cedars Gardens, Brighton, BN1 6YD

2 Cedars Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 6YD). It has a recorded floor area of 310 m² (around 3337 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 310 m² the property is well over the postcode median (201 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in May 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,446,000 is 11.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.