Hertford Court, Flat 3, Hertford Road, Worthing, BN11 1HX

Hertford Court is a semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Hertford Court, where floor areas span 35–38 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (27 versus a best of 72).

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 sits 78.6% above the 2014 sale of £73,365. Last sold in April 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.