2c, Downs Avenue, Eastbourne, BN20 8TL
About 2c
2c is a semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN20 8TL). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 49 m² this is the 7th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 18 units on file.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
2c has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2c has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£138,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 8TL: £135,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in BN20 8TL
Versus other Downs Avenue homes
2c is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Elisabeth's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ocklynge Junior School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







