Kirsten Court, Flat 3, 34 Hertford Road, Worthing, BN11 1HX

Kirsten Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN11 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 91 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Kirsten Court (70–91 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63).

Sale prices here have outpaced Worthing HPI: 1.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 sits 64.8% above the 2012 sale of £128,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.