Flat 4, 5 Marine Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 3DX

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 3DX). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–47 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 4 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in August 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 33 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 293.3% above the 2000 sale of £30,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm.