279 Albion Street, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AT

279 Albion Street is a detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4AT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 85 m² this is the 19th smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 29 units on file.

It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £352,000 sits 153.2% above the 1999 sale of £139,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.