1a, Buckingham Road, Brighton, BN1 3RA
About 1a
1a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 3RA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). At 87 m² this is the 46th smallest of 50 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–95 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 50 units on file.
At 87 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 49 EPCs). Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 81.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £440,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Planning history
1a 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.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 11 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2022Most recent
£440,000
2 September 2018
£440,000
+76.0%over 6 years17 February 2012
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 3RA: £255,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Apr 2023
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Sold Apr 2022
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Sold Mar 2022
£280,000
Versus other Buckingham Road homes
On habitable rooms, 1a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,057
Street avg £3,900
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
21/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Upper Gloucester Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Paul's CofE Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB






