Peppers Court, Flat 4, Terminus Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BX

Peppers Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Littlehampton (BN17 5BX). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 32 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Peppers Court, where floor areas span 21–38 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 14.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 91.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.