Flat 6, 59 Station Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DF

Flat 6 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–58 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 72). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 29 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). Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 149.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.