Whychcote, South Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LE

Whychcote is a detached house in Portslade, Brighton, Brighton (BN41 2LE). It has a recorded floor area of 374 m² (around 4026 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in June 2002. At 374 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,537,000 sits 230.5% above the 2002 sale of £465,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 50% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.