What type of property is 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS?

1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS sell for?

1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS last sold for £515,000 in June 2025. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS?

The current EPC rating for 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in October 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS?

1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 195% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN14 7JS. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS heated?

The latest EPC at 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS?

1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS located?

1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS sits in Worthing. It falls within the BN14 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS?

Police records around 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS?

The closest primary school to 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS is Thomas A Becket Infant School (370m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Worthing High School (815m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS?

The closest bus stop to 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, BN14 7JS is Glebe Road, 57m away. The nearest rail option is West Worthing Rail Station, 625m away.

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1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, Worthing, BN14 7JS

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 The Old Fig Garden

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 The Old Fig Garden is a three-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN14 7JS). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £515,000 in June 2025. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 118.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Old Fig Garden, Bishops Close, Worthing, BN14 7JS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Old Fig Garden has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 The Old Fig Garden was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£547,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2025)

£515,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 June 2025Most recent
£515,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 7JS: £162,000 (2024–2016).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Worthing report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Glebe Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Thomas A Becket Infant School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN14 7JS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN14 7JS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

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