2c, Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL

2c is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 5JL). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 55 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 49 units on file.

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 54% above the 2010 sale of £166,250. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).