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

18 The Excelsior is a two-bedroom 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. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2003. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 48.9% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.