Flat 2, 11 Paradise Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 7SX

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN20 7SX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 65 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (65–157 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 3 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £299,995. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode.