4 Douglas Avenue, Worthing, BN11 5LE

4 Douglas Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. At 71 m² this is the 6th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–185 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in March 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 36% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 80.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.