Flat 3, 20 Clifton Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5AS

Flat 3 is a mid-terrace house in Littlehampton (BN17 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–66 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 68). The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 135.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £110,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.