2 Courcels, Arundel Street, Brighton, BN2 5UB

2 Courcels is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 5UB). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. At 102 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across 2 Courcels (35–102 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 76). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 30 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. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 60.5% above the 2011 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm. 15 years since the last transfer (August 2011).