19 Decoy Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0AB

19 Decoy Drive is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN22 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,817/sq ft) was about 812.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £880,000.