Flat 5, 28 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, 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. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 76 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–145 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom.

At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £244,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 76.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.