Flat 2, 17 Old Orchard Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DD

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 98 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 84–133 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 156.8% above the 2001 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 32.1% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).