5a, Station Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GA

5a is a mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GA). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. At 91 m² this is the 14th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–129 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 (72 versus a worst of 46). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good.

At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 41.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 64.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.