3a, Abbotts Close, Worthing, BN11 1JB

3a is a one-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN11 1JB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. At 84 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 78–227 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (1 versus a best of 68). Other recorded features include a loft. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (140 m² across 8 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. Sold February 2021 for £239,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.