28a, Meads Street, Eastbourne, BN20 7QY

28a is a mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN20 7QY). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 31% below the 2022 sale of £400,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 139.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £400,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.