Flat 1, 2 Buckingham Road, Brighton, BN1 3RA

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 3RA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 78 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 7 units on file.

It hasn't traded since February 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 43.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 91.6% above the 2003 sale of £167,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. At 78 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 49 EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.