Ace House, Flat 5, 1 Bridge Road, Worthing, BN14 7BU

Ace House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN14 7BU). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. At 44 m² this is the 4th 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 E, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for new windows is awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold December 2023 for £137,100. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 12.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 31.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.