16 Kensington, Eastbourne, BN23 5NH

16 Kensington is a three-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN23 5NH). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1053 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced Eastbourne HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 43.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.