40a, Arlington Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DL

40a is a two-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DL). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 146 m² this is the 29th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–312 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 33 units on file.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in August 2002. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 84.5% above the 2002 sale of £134,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 43.7% below the postcode norm.