5 River Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BN

5 River Road is a semi-detached house in Littlehampton (BN17 5BN). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 140 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). 8 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £465,000.