86 The Gardens, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AQ

86 The Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft.

Held since March 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 31% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 187.9% above the 2002 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 105 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).