11a, Meads Street, Eastbourne, BN20 7QY

11a is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN20 7QY). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 32.7% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.