Flat 1, 3 Grosvenor Crescent, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 0BX

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in St Leonards On Sea (TN38 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 50 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 45.5% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.