17 St Andrews Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DB

17 St Andrews Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 46 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–180 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 39 units on file.

Held since April 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £197,000 sits 4825% above the 1996 sale of £4,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£8/sq ft) was about 96.8% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.