Buckingham Court, Flat 5, Rockhurst Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 8UW

Buckingham Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN20 8UW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Buckingham Court (50–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor.

Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £162,000 sits 237.5% above the 2000 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm.