1 Douglas Close, Worthing, BN11 5LF

1 Douglas Close is a semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 5th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–142 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 21 units on file.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £146,020. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.