Flat 3, 8 Bedford Grove, Eastbourne, BN21 2DT

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 2DT). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 is 32.1% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 24 EPCs).