Garden Cottage, Burford Close, Worthing, BN14 9RL
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Worthing (BN14 9RL). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 sits 62.4% above the 2014 sale of £370,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Garden Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 June 2014Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN14 9RL: £515,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BN14 9RL
Versus other Burford Close homes
Price per m² for Garden Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,937
Street avg £5,207
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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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
Ashacre Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Durrington Infant School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB







