Flat 3, 1 Marine Road, Eastbourne, BN22 7AU

Flat 3 is an end-of-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN22 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

A recent sale: £128,000 in September 2025. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 119.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.