5 Victoria Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4DJ

5 Victoria Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 62 m² this is the 5th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–224 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 23 units on file.

At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 35.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £180,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.