Glebeland Cottage, Gilberts Drive, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DJ

Glebeland Cottage is a detached house in East Dean, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1290 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 sits 223.8% above the 2000 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 75.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.