4 Bracken Road, Seaford, BN25 4HR

4 Bracken Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Seaford (BN25 4HR). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 is 21.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 71% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.