5 Bay House, Pelham Road, Seaford, BN25 1EP

5 Bay House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Seaford (BN25 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 67 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (67–90 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. 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 England HPI: 15.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 is 37.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 116.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 9 EPCs).