Top Floor Flat, 3 Douglas Close, Worthing, BN11 5LF
About Top Floor Flat
Top Floor Flat is a semi-detached house in Worthing (BN11 5LF). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 29.2% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £130,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Top Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 October 2022Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN11 5LF: £255,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BN11 5LF
Versus other Douglas Close homes
Price per m² for Top Floor Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £3,347
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wallace Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing. 24 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB