194a, Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1UB

194a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1UB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. At 78 m² this is the 28th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 47 units on file. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 sits 89.4% above the 2013 sale of £132,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 16.3% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.