15d, Dittons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DR

15d is a seven-bedroom mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since September 1995 — that's 31 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 £422,000 sits 455.3% above the 1995 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 58.8% below the postcode norm. At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.