1 Bedford Grove, Eastbourne, BN21 2DT

1 Bedford Grove is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 763 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 29). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 71 m² this is the 13th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–266 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (15 versus a best of 76).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On the market in February 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 is 36.7% above the 2012 sale price.