16 Buckingham Close, Bath Street, Brighton, BN1 3TW

16 Buckingham Close is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3TW). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 58 m² this is the 10th smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2001, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £319,000 sits 155.3% above the 2001 sale of £124,950.