Hilary Lodge, Flat 1, 28 South Avenue, Brighton, BN2 0BP

Hilary Lodge is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN2 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 71 m² this is the 9th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Hilary Lodge, where floor areas span 53–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 10 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in October 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 sits 252% above the 2000 sale of £87,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 63.5% below the postcode norm.