20 Birch Grove Crescent, Brighton, BN1 8DN

20 Birch Grove Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 14.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £370,000 in September 2018.