Flat 1, 1 North Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DH

Flat 1 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 22 m² (around 237 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 22 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (22–50 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good.

At 22 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£950/sq ft) was about 303.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £225,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.