7 Canfield Road, Brighton, BN2 4DN

7 Canfield Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 4DN). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 26.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 38.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £372,000.