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

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
111 m²
1196 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Worthing Road

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

8 Worthing Road is a three-bedroom detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 sits 59.7% above the 2011 sale of £307,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 20.6% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in July 2011.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Worthing Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£491,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£307,500

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 July 2011Most recent

    £307,500

    +140.2%over 14 years
  2. 18 May 1997

    £128,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1AZ: £525,000 (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.

Price per m² for 8 Worthing Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,768

Street avg £6,498

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Below
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.

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.

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 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 8 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.