What kind of home is 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW?

5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW is a 2-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW?

5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW last sold for £542,500 in July 2025. Before that, it sold for £149,950 in October 1999, so prices have been rising over 26 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between October 1999 and July 2025, 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW rose from £149,950 to £542,500, a change of £392,550. That works out to roughly +5.1% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW?

The current EPC rating for 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in May 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW?

5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN14 0AW. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW use?

The latest EPC at 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW had any planning applications?

5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW has council approval for rear extension granted in February 2000 under ref. 00/00015/FULL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW?

5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW is in council tax band E.

Which area is 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW in?

5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW sits in Worthing. It falls within the BN14 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW?

Police records around 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW?

The closest primary school to 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW is Vale School, Worthing (724m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Durrington High School (2.4km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW?

The closest bus stop to 5a, The Heights, BN14 0AW is Allendale Avenue, 302m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5a, The Heights, Worthing, BN14 0AW

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5a is a two-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN14 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £542,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£560/sq ft) was about 97.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5a, The Heights, Worthing, BN14 0AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5a, The Heights, Worthing, BN14 0AW

1decisions1extensions

Feb 2000
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and conservatory
Extension
Reference
00/00015/FULL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£565,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£542,500

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

16 July 2025Most recent
£542,500
+261.8%over 25 years
25 October 1999
£149,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 0AW: £361,000 (2024–2010).

Nearby sales in BN14 0AW

On the street

Versus other The Heights homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 5a stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,028

Street avg £3,418

Strongly above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 99 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Worthing report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Allendale Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Vale School, Worthing. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN14 0AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN14 0AW

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