Flat 5, 8 Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JD

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–394 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 6 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55).

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 22 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. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 22.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2018 for £133,500.