Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
85b, Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX
4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
150 m²
1615 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 85b
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
85b is a semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 3JX). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 150 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 16–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 23 units on file. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was April 2026 at £430,000 — fresh data. Across 2000–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 15.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
85b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Apr 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 April 2035
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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 85b, Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
85b has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 85b has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2026)
£430,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
30 April 2026Most recent
£430,000
+72.0%over 16 years29 September 2009
£250,000
+237.8%over 9 years14 January 2000
£74,000
+34.5%14 January 2000
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN11 3JX: £340,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in BN11 3JX
2 Brantwood Cottages 85a, Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX
Sold Dec 2024
£625,00093a, Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX
Sold Jun 2020
£785,0001 Brantwood Cottages 85a, Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX
Sold Aug 2006
£320,000Winterbourne House 95 99, Flat 9, Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX
Sold Oct 2004
£82,000103 Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX
Sold May 2002
£120,000
Versus other Rowlands Road homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 85b stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
327/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Wordsworth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN11 3JX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB
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70 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 85b, Rowlands Road, Worthing, BN11 3JX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.