9 Leighton Avenue, Worthing, BN14 8QP

9 Leighton Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Worthing (BN14 8QP). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 40.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.