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

5 Buckingham Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3TW). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–66 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since December 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 277.6% above the 1999 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.