24 Vale Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GF

24 Vale Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GF). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–124 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 (44 versus a best of 72). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). On the market in May 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 36.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.