Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ace House, Flat 4, 1 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU
8 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£150,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£145,000)+3%
- Against BN14 7BU's recent median (£185,000)-19%
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
1
From EPC
Floor area
35 m²
377 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£150,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£145,000)+3%
- Against BN14 7BU's recent median (£185,000)-19%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Ace House is modelled from its 35 m² EPC floor area, its 8 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN14 7BU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
35 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2021
Sales of this home
8 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in BN14 7BU
5 sales, median £185,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Ace House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£145,000
+20.8%over 3 years18 October 2017
£120,000
+21.8%over 3 years21 April 2014
£98,500
+5.3%over 3 years19 May 2010
£93,500
+1.6%over 4 years3 February 2006
£92,000
+30.5%over 1 year5 April 2004
£70,500
+95.8%over 2 years7 May 2001
£36,000
+174.8%over 4 years14 March 1997
£13,101
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 7BU: £185,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BN14 7BU
22 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU
Sold Dec 2025
£185,00011a, Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU
Sold Jul 2024
£248,000Ace House, Flat 6, 1 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU
Sold Mar 2024
£130,000Ace House, Flat 3, 1 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU
Sold Dec 2023
£190,000Ace House, Flat 5, 1 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU
Sold Dec 2023
£137,100
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Ace House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ace House is a mid-terrace house in Worthing (BN14 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 35 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Ace House, where floor areas span 33–48 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom.
At 35 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 34 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold September 2021 for £145,000. Across the public record there are 8 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 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 84.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Ace House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 May 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2021from Mar 2010
EPC improved fromG1toF28
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + Stat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Instantaneous
Hot water system changed
Low Energy Lighting
75%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ace House, Flat 4, 1 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ace House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at Ace House, Flat 4, 1 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU
1decisions3nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- Apr 2009RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Application for Listed Building Consent for the installation of internal fire precaution works comprising interlinked smoke/heat alarms and associated builders works.
Listed- Reference
- 08/1197/LBC
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Versus other Bridge Road homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for Ace House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,143
Street avg £3,343
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Worthing district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
141/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Broadwater Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Andrew's CofE High School. 22 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Andrew's CofE High SchoolSecondary563m
- Heene CofE Primary SchoolPrimary585m
- Bohunt School WorthingSecondary599m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary613m
Nearest stops
- Broadwater BridgeBus stop49m
- Worthing Rail StationRailway station192m
- Worthing Rail StationRailway station193m
- Worthing Rail StationRailway station196m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences742 reports29%
- Shoplifting535 reports21%
- Anti-social Behaviour367 reports14%
- Public Order241 reports10%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN14 7BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Ace House is modelled from its 35 m² EPC floor area, its 8 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN14 7BU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 8 sales are recorded for Ace House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Ace House was lodged in May 2021 at band F and is valid until May 2031. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Ace House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN14 7BU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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