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Get startedThe Cottage is a detached house in Worthing (BN11 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2015) 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 September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Aug 2025
Planning history at The Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 2 of 1994 to reduce radial spread by up to 1.5 metres and thin crown by up to 20% one Sycamore tree T1
The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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The Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lennox Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No. 2 of 1994 to crown reduce one Sycamore tree (T1) in the rear garden.
1 more application for this property
See the full planning history in the property report.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN11 1HN: £185,000 (2021–2012).
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Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
BN11 1DX
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB