Spindrift Cottage, Western Row, Worthing, BN11 3LS

Spindrift Cottage is a one-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN11 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2012–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 268.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £273,000 in April 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.