Flat 4, 29 Walpole Terrace, Brighton, BN2 0ED

Flat 4 is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 0ED). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–40 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 1998 — that's 28 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 £145,000 sits 866.7% above the 1998 sale of £15,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 84.6% below the postcode norm. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.