2a, Norway Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1GN

2a is a two-bedroom detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1GN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 768 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 71 m² this is the 14th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 42 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 464.4% above the 1995 sale of £45,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£59/sq ft) was about 74% below the postcode norm.