3 Abbotts Close, Worthing, BN11 1JB

3 Abbotts Close is a detached house in Worthing (BN11 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 78 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (78–227 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold April 2021 for £270,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year.