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

Flat 4 is an end-of-terrace house in Worthing (BN11 4NU). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the 3rd 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. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (63 versus a worst of 40). The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since February 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 488% above the 1999 sale of £25,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 70.4% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.