4 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD

4 Church Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4GD). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 10 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £814,000 is 23.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.