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26 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AZ

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Worthing Road

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

26 Worthing Road is a detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump.

At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £525,000 — fresh data. Today's modelled estimate of £669,000 is 27.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

26 Worthing Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 Worthing Road has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

26 Worthing Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£669,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2025)

£525,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 January 2025Most recent

    £525,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1AZ: £430,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Worthing Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 26 Worthing Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,454

Street avg £6,327

Below

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£708k

1 Elm Avenue, East Preston

BN16 1HJ

4 bed2 bath
£614k

1 Clarence Drive, East Preston

BN16 1EH

4 bed2 bath
£606k

1 Beltane Close, East Preston

BN16 1FH

£525k

1 Arlington Crescent, East Preston

BN16 1DL

5 bed
£450k

1 Brou Close, East Preston

BN16 1DB

3 bed
£450k

1 Chiltern Close, East Preston

BN16 1RE

3 bed
£431k

1 Crossways, Old Worthing Road, East Preston

BN16 1DZ

3 bed2 bath
£397k

1 Crown Court, Manor Road, East Preston

BN16 1QA

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

Station Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Georgian Gardens Community Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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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 1AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN16 1AZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 1AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 26 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.