Flat 2, 6 Belle Vue Gardens, Brighton, BN2 0AA

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 41.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£464/sq ft) was about 96.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.