5 Gorse Avenue, Worthing, BN14 9PG
About 5 Gorse Avenue
5 Gorse Avenue is a detached house in Worthing (BN14 9PG). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
5 Gorse Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 5 Gorse Avenue, Worthing, BN14 9PG
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Front and Rear extensions. Rooms in roof consisting of raising ridge with hip to gable to east and west elevations
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- AWDM/1091/25
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMar 2026Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Gorse Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 9PG: £525,000 (2025–2019).
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Versus other Gorse Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 5 Gorse Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
21 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Poulters Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Broadwater CofE Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB