7 Byland Close, Eastbourne, BN22 0UE

7 Byland Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN22 0UE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since March 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 89 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 52 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 432.6% above the 2000 sale of £46,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£48/sq ft) was about 63.8% below the postcode norm.