What kind of home is 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB?

3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB?

3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB last sold for £239,950 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB have?

The current EPC rating for 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB is G with a score of 1 out of 100, lodged in April 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB?

3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 84 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN11 1JB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB use?

The latest EPC at 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB?

3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB in?

3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB sits in Worthing. It falls within the BN11 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB?

Police records around 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB?

The closest primary school to 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB is St Mary's Catholic Primary School (253m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Andrew's CofE High School (1.0km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB?

The closest bus stop to 3a, Abbotts Close, BN11 1JB is Westbrooke, 139m away. The nearest rail option is Worthing Rail Station, 411m away.

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3a, Abbotts Close, Worthing, BN11 1JB

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Floor 1st

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 1

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
LoftYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

Central heatingYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

17.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3a, Abbotts Close, Worthing, BN11 1JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3a has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£256,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£239,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

25 February 2021Most recent
£239,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN11 1JB: £840,000 (2023–2019).

Nearby sales in BN11 1JB

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Worthing district page.

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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

Westbrooke — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN11 1JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN11 1JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.7dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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