9 Dene Close, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0JJ

9 Dene Close is a detached house in East Dean, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 is 10.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £720,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.