18 Gorse Avenue, Worthing, BN14 9PG

18 Gorse Avenue is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Worthing (BN14 9PG). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–169 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 13 units on file. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Worthing HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 is 23.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2012. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.