Clovelly, Flat 5b, 20 Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JQ

Clovelly is a two-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 4JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 8th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in Clovelly, where floor areas span 51–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since September 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £222,000 is 35.8% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 54.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.