Flat 2, 5 Milton Street, Worthing, BN11 3NE

Flat 2 is a mid-terrace house in Worthing (BN11 3NE). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–113 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (36 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 39.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 74.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in January 2014.