Flat 1, 22 Dittons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DR

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1715 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. At 159 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 88–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 23.9% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.