5 Church Cottages, Selden Lane, Worthing, BN11 2BN

5 Church Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–99 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 28.4% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 75.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.