6 Firwood Close, Eastbourne, BN22 9QL

6 Firwood Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN22 9QL). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since April 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 sits 82.1% above the 2006 sale of £212,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 46.8% below the postcode norm.