What type of property is 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US?

2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US last change hands?

2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US last sold for £470,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £184,995 in August 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between August 2001 and April 2022, 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US rose from £184,995 to £470,000, a change of £285,005. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US have?

The current EPC rating for 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US?

2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN16 3US. Source: EPC Register.

How is 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US heated?

The latest EPC at 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US?

2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US is in council tax band E.

Where is 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US located?

2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US sits in Rustington, Littlehampton, Littlehampton. It falls within the BN16 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US?

Police records around 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US?

The closest primary school to 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US is Summerlea Community Primary School (123m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Littlehampton Academy (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US?

The closest bus stop to 2 Buckingham Place, BN16 3US is Rustington House, 172m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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2 Buckingham Place, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3US

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 2 Buckingham Place

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

2 Buckingham Place is a three-bedroom detached house in Rustington, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 3US). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 89% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Buckingham Place, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3US, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Buckingham Place has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Buckingham Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£490,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£470,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

20 April 2022Most recent
£470,000
+23.7%over 5 years
13 October 2016
£380,000
+105.4%over 15 years
30 August 2001
£184,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 3US: £390,000 (2022–2017).

Nearby sales in BN16 3US

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On the street

Versus other Buckingham Place homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Buckingham Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,845

Street avg £3,770

Strongly above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 114 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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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

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Rustington House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Summerlea Community Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN16 3US from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 3US

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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