Flat 1, 42 The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1HD

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1HD). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 160 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (70–160 m²). The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor 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 77).

Held since August 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 £307,000 sits 261.2% above the 1995 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 72.7% below the postcode norm. At 160 m² it's 22.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 24 EPCs).