Flat 2, 16 Southfields Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1BU

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 26 m² (around 280 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 26 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (26–49 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (31 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (May 2026) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in April 2005. At 26 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 90.2% above the 2005 sale of £61,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 37.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.