5a 5b, Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2LJ
About 5a 5b
5a 5b is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 38 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (31 m² median across 69 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
5a 5b sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5a 5b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5a 5b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 2LJ: £250,000 (2022–2022).
Nearby sales in BN1 2LJ
Flat 8, 7 Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2LJ
Sold Dec 2022
£150,00012 Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2LJ
Sold Nov 2022
£370,000Flat 1, 11 Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2LJ
Sold Sept 2022
£320,500Flat 2, 18 Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2LJ
Sold Jul 2022
£250,000Flat 7, 8 Oriental Place, Brighton, BN1 2LJ
Sold Jun 2022
£190,000
Versus other Oriental Place homes
EPC Rating for 5a 5b lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 36 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
21/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Waitrose — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB