Flat 1, 50 Marina, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 0BE

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in St Leonards On Sea (TN38 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 70 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 68–171 m². On EPC score it ranks first in the building (77 versus a worst of 74). The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at -24.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 sits 283% above the 1999 sale of £53,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 25 EPCs).