18b, Arlington Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DJ

18b is a semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). At 130 m² this is the 21st smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–388 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 28 units on file.

Held since December 1997 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 sits 1153.8% above the 1997 sale of £26,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 88.3% below the postcode norm. At 130 m² it's 15% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 27 EPCs).