Flat 3, 15 Clifton Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5AS

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in Littlehampton (BN17 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–57 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 62). The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 121.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £97,500 in October 2023.