Flat 1, 39 Hollingbury Park Avenue, Brighton, BN1 7JG

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 7JG). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (26–40 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 67). The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 381.6% above the 1999 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 66.9% below the postcode norm. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).