9 Grange Court, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4DX

9 Grange Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4DX). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 73 m² this is the 6th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 632.2% above the 1996 sale of £29,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 81.5% below the postcode norm.