Cumberland Court, Flat 8, Rockhurst Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8UP

Cumberland Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN20 8UP). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 54 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Cumberland Court, where floor areas span 50–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (57 versus a best of 77). Other recorded features include a balcony.

It hasn't traded since August 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 sits 310.3% above the 1999 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 68.2% below the postcode norm.