Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
34a is a semi-detached house in Tarring, Worthing, Worthing (BN14 7LH). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 66 m² this is the 11th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–94 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom.
At 66 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2001. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
34a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
1 application on record at 34a, South Street, Tarring, Worthing, BN14 7LH
Installation of replacement windows to front, rear and side elevations at first floor level in white PVCu.
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34a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 7LH: £130,000 (2014–2002).
2 South Street, Tarring, Worthing, BN14 7LH
Sold Jan 2014
36a, South Street, Tarring, Worthing, BN14 7LH
Sold Oct 2006
26a, South Street, Tarring, Worthing, BN14 7LH
Sold Jul 2002
22a, South Street, Tarring, Worthing, BN14 7LH
Sold Jul 2002
36 South Street, Tarring, Worthing, BN14 7LH
Sold Jun 2000
On co₂ emissions, 34a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 44 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
St Dunstan's Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing. 26 schools nearby.
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