7a, Gratwicke Road, Worthing, BN11 4BH

7a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 4BH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 79 m² this is the 41st smallest of 64 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 11–185 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 64 units on file.

Held since July 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £224,000 sits 135.8% above the 2002 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 42.4% below the postcode norm. At 79 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 63 EPCs).