26a, Commercial Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3XF

26a is a mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 3XF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 72 m² this is the 18th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (75 versus a worst of 46). The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since October 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 is 47.2% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 23% below the postcode norm.