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

Flat 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Worthing (BN11 3NE). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 5 units on file.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in May 2003. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 41.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 sits 51% above the 2003 sale of £128,500. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.