17a, Bristol Gardens, Brighton, BN2 5JR

17a is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN2 5JR). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 42 m² this is the 9th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–156 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2022) 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 August 2018. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 sits 84.1% above the 2000 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs).