49 The Heights, Worthing, BN14 0AL

49 The Heights is a three-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN14 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 sits 81.4% above the 2012 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 42.8% below the postcode norm. 15 years since the last transfer (February 2012).