Flat 2, 21 Old Orchard Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DD

Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–112 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (36 versus a best of 66). The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 33 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. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 sits 58.3% above the 2014 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 141% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.