1 The Park Apartments, London Road, Preston, Brighton, BN1 6YL

1 The Park Apartments is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Preston, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 6YL). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 1 The Park Apartments (58–80 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 58 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 47 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 121.1% above the 2009 sale of £113,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 31.5% below the postcode norm.