31b, Broadwater Street West, Worthing, BN14 9BT

31b is a mid-terrace house in Worthing (BN14 9BT). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 5th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–161 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 79).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 52.8% above the 2014 sale of £97,500. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2008. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.