Peppers Court, Flat 9, 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 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 10th 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 across 11 units on file.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 sits 400% above the 1997 sale of £26,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 61.1% below the postcode norm. At 38 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 23 EPCs).