Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Elm Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Findon, Worthing, Worthing (BN14 0SY). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 55 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (32–55 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 65). The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 55 m² the property is well over the postcode median (34 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold April 2022 for £255,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 96.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 October 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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2 Elm Court has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 19 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 19 years.
25 April 2022Most recent
£255,000
+15.9%over 3 years15 February 2019
£220,000
+8.6%over 1 year2 March 2017
£202,500
+70.2%over 13 years6 October 2003
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 0SY: £150,000 (2020–2016).
6 Elm Court, High Street, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0SY
Sold Jan 2020
1 Elm Court, High Street, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0SY
Sold Sept 2018
3 Elm Court, High Street, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0SY
Sold Mar 2016
64 High Street, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0SY
Sold Jul 2015
62 High Street, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0SY
Sold Dec 2003
On years held, 2 Elm Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,636
Street avg £3,373
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 37 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
141/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Black Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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