Flat 11, 10 Queens Gardens, Eastbourne, BN21 3EF

Flat 11 is a mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–93 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 (66 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 59 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold April 2022 for £132,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 27.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.