Flat 1, 17 Old Orchard Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DD

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 133 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (84–133 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 50). The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Sold November 2022 for £520,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 133 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 182% above the typical sold price in the postcode.