3a The Croft, Hampton Fields, Wick, Littlehampton, BN17 6JB

3a The Croft is an end-of-terrace house in Wick, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN17 6JB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–53 m². On EPC score it ranks first in the building (67 versus a worst of 62). The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 35.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £145,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.