Flat 2, 14 St Marys Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1QD

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 1QD). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–49 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 67). The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 29.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 73.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.