163a, Findon Road, Worthing, BN14 0BQ

163a is a semi-detached house in Worthing (BN14 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 sits 340.7% above the 1997 sale of £88,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 55.9% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.