20 The Heights, Worthing, BN14 0AL

20 The Heights is a three-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN14 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £772,000 is 22.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £630,000 in September 2019.