18a, Burlington Gardens, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2DS

18a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since January 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 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £226,000 sits 50.7% above the 2007 sale of £150,000. At 63 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 23 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.