59 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1DE
About 59 Worthing Road
59 Worthing Road is a detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 335.5% above the 1997 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm. At 77 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
59 Worthing Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
59 Worthing Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£93,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 1997Most recent
£93,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1DE: £473,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BN16 1DE
85 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1DE
Sold Dec 2024
£540,75067 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1DE
Sold May 2024
£475,00083 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1DE
Sold Nov 2023
£320,00053 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1DE
Sold Dec 2022
£451,50093 Worthing Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1DE
Sold Nov 2022
£473,000
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Versus other Worthing Road homes
Price per m² for 59 Worthing Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,208
Street avg £3,506
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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1 Beechlands Close, East Preston
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Preston Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
East Preston Infant School. 9 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB