19 Eley Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FH

19 Eley Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7FH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 22.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 112.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.