Rose Cottage, East Street, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9PB

Rose Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Falmer, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 9PB). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £603,000 is 26.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 121.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Sold June 2019 for £475,000.