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5 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AT

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Worthing Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Worthing Road is a detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

Last sale on file: £330,000 in September 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 11.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Worthing Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Sept 2024
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Notification under extended permitted development rights for a single storey rear extension with a flat roof measuring 4 metres from beyond the rear wall of the dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 2.6 metres and an eaves height of 2.2 metres.

    Reference
    EP/73/24/PDH
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2018
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey reear extension & 1 No rooflight on north elevation.

    Reference
    EP/153/18/HH
    View planning record

What's in 5 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AT's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Worthing Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£368,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£330,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 September 2018Most recent

    £330,000

    +46.7%over 14 years

  2. 11 August 2004

    £225,000

    +53.1%over 2 years

  3. 10 June 2002

    £147,000

    +78.2%over 4 years

  4. 21 September 1997

    £82,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1AT: £450,000 (2023–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Worthing Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Worthing Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,342

Street avg £3,852

On par

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£370k

1 Beechlands Close, East Preston

BN16 1JT

2 bed2 bath
£379k

1 Downs Way, East Preston

BN16 1AA

2 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Boundary Way, East Preston

BN16 1BU

£393k

1 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston

BN16 1PA

3 bed2 bath
£343k

1 Eastern Close, East Preston

BN16 1BS

3 bed
£397k

1 Crown Court, Manor Road, East Preston

BN16 1QA

£341k

1 Beechlands Cottages, Beechlands Close, East Preston

BN16 1JT

2 bed2 bath
£320k

1 Burwash Close, East Preston

BN16 1DP

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Littlehampton district page.
Full Littlehampton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Preston Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

East Preston Junior School. 8 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN16 1AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN16 1AT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 1AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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