24 Broadwater Boulevard Flats, Worthing, BN14 8JF

24 Broadwater Boulevard Flats is a mid-terrace house in Worthing (BN14 8JF). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 75 m² this is the 29th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 31 units on file.

Held since February 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 sits 161.2% above the 2002 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 52.4% below the postcode norm. At 75 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).