1 Budgen Close, Crawley, RH10 3XB

1 Budgen Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Crawley (RH10 3XB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 sits 79.5% above the 2007 sale of £200,000. At 72 m² it's 18% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 19 EPCs).