18 The Priory, London Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8QS

18 The Priory is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Patcham, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 8QS). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 56 m² this is the 8th 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.

It hasn't traded since July 1997, a hold of 29 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 £184,000 sits 458.4% above the 1997 sale of £32,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 80.2% below the postcode norm. At 56 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.