The Vale House, Findon Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0RA
About The Vale House
The Vale House is a five-bedroom detached house in Findon, Worthing, Worthing (BN14 0RA). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 97% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £1,222,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
The Vale House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has solid (non-cavity) walls, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Vale House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
8 applications on record at The Vale House, Findon Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0RA
- Jul 2013ConditionsOutcome in report
Removal of Condition 2 from application reference FN/9/93 to allow for the transfer of this property and its operation from 'Families for Children' to future owners and Variation of Condition 4 to permit 6 children to be accommodated at the premises at any one time.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/13/01607/CND
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseDec 2023Decision
- PorchApr 2023Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,222,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2022Most recent
£1,222,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 0RA: £490,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in BN14 0RA
Findon Court, Findon Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0RA
Sold Sept 2022
£1,320,0004 Maxwell Cottages, Findon Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0RA
Sold Nov 2020
£490,000Wistaria Cottage, Findon Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0RA
Sold Sept 2019
£512,5002 Maxwell Cottages, Findon Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0RA
Sold Nov 2010
£349,950Lyndene, Findon Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0RA
Sold Nov 2006
£339,950
Versus other Findon Road homes
On price per m², The Vale House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,700
Street avg £3,313
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Bost Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Vale School, Worthing. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







