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20 Longfellow Road, Worthing, BN11 4NU

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Longfellow Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Longfellow Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 4NU). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 89 m² this is the 14th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–221 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good.

Sold April 2021 for £340,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2024. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 102.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2025from Jun 2015
Low Energy Lighting
54%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Longfellow Road, Worthing, BN11 4NU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 20 Longfellow Road, Worthing, BN11 4NU

1decisions6documents8nearby
  1. Feb 2024
    RenovationFull
    Outcome in report

    Installation of steel French doors and side lights in place of 2no existing sash windows on rear elevation

    New Windows
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    AWDM/1750/23
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 20 Longfellow Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£388,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£340,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 April 2021Most recent

    £340,000

    +25.2%over 4 years
  2. 27 January 2017

    £271,500

    +8.6%over 1 year
  3. 15 October 2015

    £250,000

    +210.9%over 15 years
  4. 18 July 2000

    £80,400

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN11 4NU: £375,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Longfellow Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 20 Longfellow Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,820

Street avg £2,650

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Worthing district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Howard Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Heene CofE Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN11 4NU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN11 4NU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN11 4NU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Longfellow Road, Worthing, BN11 4NU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.