71 Hollingbury Rise, Brighton, BN1 7HH

71 Hollingbury Rise is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 7HH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–117 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 6 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 is 48.5% below the 2022 sale of £425,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£987/sq ft) was about 306.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.