1a, South Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LE

1a is a semi-detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.

Across 2018–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 23.5% below the 2021 sale of £310,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£778/sq ft) was about 267.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £310,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.