3a, Walpole Terrace, Brighton, BN2 0EB

3a is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 0EB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 72 m² this is the 60th smallest of 70 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–212 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 69 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 sits 72.1% above the 2011 sale of £182,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 23.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in August 2011.