14 The Excelsior, London Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8QX

14 The Excelsior is a semi-detached house in Patcham, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 8QX). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 76 m² this is the 11th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 61–86 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 305.9% above the 1998 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 58.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2003. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.