Rocklands, Braypool Lane, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8ZH

Rocklands is a five-bedroom detached house in Patcham, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 8ZH). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (222 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £545,000 is 10.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£613/sq ft) was about 203.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.