12a, River Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BN

12a is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Littlehampton (BN17 5BN). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67).

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 sits 147.4% above the 2002 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 49.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.