Flat 1, 11 Old Orchard Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DD

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 103 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 97–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 71).

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £229,000.