5a Azara Parade, Bracklesham Lane, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, PO20 8HP

5a Azara Parade is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). At 65 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 6 units on file. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since January 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Chichester HPI: 10.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 56% above the 2008 sale of £125,000. At 65 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 27 EPCs).