Hilary Lodge, Flat 5, 28 South Avenue, Brighton, BN2 0BP

Hilary Lodge is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. At 54 m² this is the 6th 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 17). The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 sits 581.1% above the 1996 sale of £37,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 79.7% below the postcode norm.