5 Nursery Lane, Worthing, BN11 3HS

5 Nursery Lane is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Worthing (BN11 3HS). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–83 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 (43 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode.