Basement Flat, 44 Marina, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 0BU

Basement Flat is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in St Leonards On Sea (TN38 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 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 a basement. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Sold May 2022 for £110,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 is 23.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 54.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 29 EPCs).