137 Findon Road, Worthing, BN14 0BQ

137 Findon Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN14 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since July 2021. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 sits 81.8% above the 2007 sale of £380,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.