5 Amelia Close, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AJ

5 Amelia Close is a mid-terrace house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 453 sq ft) and council tax band B. At 42 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (42–91 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2010) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 is 24.6% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 15.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.