43a, Ashdown Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8AH

43a is a three-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8AH). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since June 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £545,000 sits 232.3% above the 2000 sale of £164,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 42% below the postcode norm. At 105 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).