Flat 2, 1 North Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1DH

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (22–50 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 (40 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.