Ace House, Flat 1, 1 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU

Ace House is a semi-detached house in Worthing (BN14 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 33 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Ace House (33–48 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 33 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 31.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.