14b, Western Row, Worthing, BN11 3LS

14b is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £538,000 sits 118.3% above the 2005 sale of £246,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 35.6% below the postcode norm.