4 Beechwood Close, Brighton, BN1 8EP

4 Beechwood Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 8EP). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 90 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £681,000 is 35.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.