14 Burnside Court, Black Path, Polegate, BN26 5BB

14 Burnside Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Polegate (BN26 5BB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (66 versus a worst of 17). The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 12.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 27 EPCs). Sold September 2021 for £137,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.