Flat 1, 28 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. At 145 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (59–145 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 145 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 10.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£251/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2018 for £392,500.