21 Russells Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BT

21 Russells Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 89.3% above the 2013 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 24.4% below the postcode norm. At 111 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Last sold in September 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.