77a, Hollingdean Terrace, Brighton, BN1 7HB

77a is an end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 7HB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

It hasn't traded since June 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 105 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 56 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 sits 247.8% above the 2009 sale of £138,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 56.9% below the postcode norm.