7 Alfriston Close, Worthing, BN14 7QT

7 Alfriston Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN14 7QT). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 86% above the 2010 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 27.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.