10a, South Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LE

10a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–374 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 19 units on file. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in May 2000. 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 £204,000 sits 163.2% above the 2000 sale of £77,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.