Flat 2, 4 Eriswell Road, Worthing, BN11 3HP

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Worthing (BN11 3HP). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 64). The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £176,000 sits 441.5% above the 1997 sale of £32,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 70.9% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 38 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).