Clovelly, Flat 9b, 20 Blackwater Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JQ

Clovelly is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 4JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the 7th 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. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Last sold in August 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £158,000 is 26.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£207/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.