What kind of home is Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT?

Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT last change hands?

Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT last sold for £227,000 in October 2025. Before that, it sold for £240,000 in November 2021, so prices have been falling over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT?

Across 2 sales between November 2021 and October 2025, Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT fell from £240,000 to £227,000, a change of £13,000. That works out to roughly -1.4% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT?

The current EPC rating for Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in November 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT?

Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (420 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 3LT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT use?

The latest EPC at Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT in?

Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT sits in Brighton. It falls within the BN1 postcode district.

What is crime like near Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT?

Police records around Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT show an average of 1110 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 27% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (29% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT?

The closest primary school to Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT is St Paul's CofE Primary School (270m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (863m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT?

The closest bus stop to Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, BN1 3LT is Upper Gloucester Road, 93m away. The nearest rail option is Brighton Rail Station, 138m away.

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Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, Brighton, BN1 3LT

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

39 m²

420 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About Upper Ground Floor Flat

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Upper Ground Floor Flat is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 3LT). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2018. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record.

A recent sale: £227,000 in October 2025. Across 2021–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 88.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2018

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 November 2028

2 years remaining

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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Upper Ground Floor Flat, 18 Buckingham Street, Brighton, BN1 3LT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Upper Ground Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

23 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Upper Ground Floor Flat valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£238,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£227,000

Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

29 October 2025Most recent
£227,000
-5.4%over 3 years
2 November 2021
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 3LT: £247,500 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BN1 3LT

On the street

Versus other Buckingham Street homes

Four headline reads against 53 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Upper Ground Floor Flat lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,821

Street avg £4,498

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Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 47 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.

Full Brighton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1110/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Upper Gloucester Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Paul's CofE Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 3LT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.8dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 3LT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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