4 Beal Crescent, Brighton, BN1 7BU

4 Beal Crescent is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 8th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–52 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 81% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.