18 Blaker Street, Brighton, BN2 0JJ

18 Blaker Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 723 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 is 45.2% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 57.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 29 EPCs).