5 West Ascent, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 0BB

5 West Ascent is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Leonards On Sea (TN38 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 23.2% above the 2017 sale price.