Hilary Lodge, Flat 8, 28 South Avenue, Brighton, BN2 0BP

Hilary Lodge is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN2 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Hilary Lodge (53–71 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (17 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 54), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 398% above the 1999 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 72.1% below the postcode norm.