Top Flat, 3 Cissbury Road, Worthing, BN14 9LD
About Top Flat
Top Flat is a property in Worthing (BN14 9LD). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 720 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £228,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2007. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Top Flat's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 December 2020
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Planning history
1 application on record at Top Flat, 3 Cissbury Road, Worthing, BN14 9LD
- Aug 2007Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Erection of front and rear dormer windows in conjunction with rooms in the roof.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 07/0779/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
Top Flat has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 21 years.
£228,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2019Most recent
£228,000
+38.2%over 10 months18 January 2019
£165,000
-12.0%over 2 years26 April 2016
£187,500
+44.8%over 12 years30 March 2004
£129,500
+36.3%over 2 years30 November 2001
£95,000
+126.2%over 2 years12 March 1999
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 9LD: £835,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in BN14 9LD
16 Cissbury Road, Worthing, BN14 9LD
Sold Apr 2026
£900,00018 Cissbury Road, Worthing, BN14 9LD
Sold Oct 2025
£835,000Ground Floor Flat, 3 Cissbury Road, Worthing, BN14 9LD
Sold Jun 2025
£252,25025 Cissbury Road, Worthing, BN14 9LD
Sold Mar 2025
£225,0009 Cissbury Road, Worthing, BN14 9LD
Sold Oct 2024
£950,000
Versus other Cissbury Road homes
Habitable Rooms for Top Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,410
Street avg £2,347
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
141/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cissbury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Broadwater CofE Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB







