3 Cardigan Villas, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GG

3 Cardigan Villas is a semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4GG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) 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 April 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 72 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 71–105 m².

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 72 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 3 EPCs).