Flat 3, 26 Longfellow Road, Worthing, BN11 4NU

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 4NU). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 is 32.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode.