Flat 5, 8 Enys Road, Eastbourne, BN21 2DH

Flat 5 is an end-of-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 2DH). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 47–50 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 (50 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 48 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 55 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 20% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £120,000.