12a, The Priory, London Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8QS

12a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Patcham, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 8QS). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). At 54 m² this is the 5th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 34 units on file.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2004. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 46.3% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 17.3% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it's 27% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 33 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.