Stoke Abbott Court, Flat 42, Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing, BN11 1HJ

Stoke Abbott Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Worthing (BN11 1HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 54 m² this is the 27th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in Stoke Abbott Court, where floor areas span 44–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 43 units on file.

Held since February 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 68% above the 2005 sale of £103,000. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).