The Lawns, Flat 3, St Marys Close, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0ND

The Lawns is a detached house in Willingdon, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN22 0ND). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 sits 1181.4% above the 1998 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£19/sq ft) was about 90% below the postcode norm.