What type of property is 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA?

5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA sell for?

5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA last sold for £255,000 in April 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £27,000 in March 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA?

Across 4 sales between March 1998 and April 2023, 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA rose from £27,000 to £255,000, a change of £228,000. That works out to roughly +9.4% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA?

The current EPC rating for 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in July 2024. It has improved from a E recorded in September 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA?

5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (883 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 3RA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA heated?

The latest EPC at 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA?

5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA located?

5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA sits in Brighton. It falls within the BN1 postcode district.

Is 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA in a safe area?

Police records around 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA show an average of 21 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA?

The closest primary school to 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA is St Paul's CofE Primary School (165m), one of 24 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (876m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA?

The closest bus stop to 5a, Buckingham Road, BN1 3RA is Upper Gloucester Road, 47m away. The nearest rail option is Brighton Rail Station, 275m away.

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5a, Buckingham Road, Brighton, BN1 3RA

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor -1

Bedrooms

Floor area

82 m²

883 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5a

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

5a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 3RA). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 82 m² this is the 43rd 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 82 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 49 EPCs). Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 is 22.4% above the 2023 sale price. Last sale on file: £255,000 in April 2023.

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

Bedrooms2
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

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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 3)

Jul 2024

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2020from Sept 2010

EPC improved fromE48toD65

Windows

SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Low Energy Lighting

33%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Jul 2024from Aug 2020

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

Very PoorPoor

Window efficiency improved

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraBasement FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5a, Buckingham Road, Brighton, BN1 3RA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5a 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.

5a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£312,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£255,000

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

20 April 2023Most recent
£255,000
+189.2%over 12 years
6 December 2010
£88,175
+155.6%over 11 years
1 August 1999
£34,500
+27.8%over 1 year
16 March 1998
£27,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 3RA: £280,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BN1 3RA

On the street

Versus other Buckingham Road homes

Four headline reads against 49 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 5a lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,110

Street avg £3,965

Below

Floor Area

82 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.5dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 3RA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.3dB

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65 dB

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FAQ

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