Flat 1, 2 Cornfield Terrace, Eastbourne, BN21 4NN

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN21 4NN). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 323 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 30 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (30–41 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 is 32.2% below the 2021 sale of £205,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£635/sq ft) was about 238.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (52 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2021 for £205,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.