19 Pitcairn Avenue, Eastbourne, BN23 5BB

19 Pitcairn Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN23 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

Held since April 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Eastbourne HPI: 11.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 45.2% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 40.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 58 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).