57 Carden Hill, Brighton, BN1 8AA

57 Carden Hill is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. At 79 m² this is the 24th smallest of 32 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 11–135 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 32 units on file.

Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £367,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 89.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.