16 Martyns Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BU

16 Martyns Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–143 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 10 units on file. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 sits 169.8% above the 1997 sale of £169,000. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.