Highview, Flat 4, 17 Kings Avenue, Eastbourne, BN21 2PE

Highview is a two-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 2PE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 71 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Highview (67–71 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (56 versus a best of 70). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2011 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 is 40.9% above the 2011 sale price.