130a, Montague Street, Worthing, BN11 3HG

130a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Worthing (BN11 3HG). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 68 m² this is the 16th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–96 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since May 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 114.3% above the 2001 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 25 EPCs).