12 Hastings Crescent, Hailsham, BN27 1EH

12 Hastings Crescent is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hailsham (BN27 1EH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–140 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (61 versus a best of 85). The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2018, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.