4 Links Close, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XN

4 Links Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 1XN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 67 m² this is the 21st smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 25 units on file.

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 86% above the 2007 sale of £129,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm. At 67 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 24 EPCs).