St James, 1, 8 Nevill Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HG

St James is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7HG). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 52 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in St James, where floor areas span 51–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (60 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 24 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. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2004. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 14.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 38.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016).