8a, Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3QX

8a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Copthorne, Crawley, Crawley (RH10 3QX). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 67.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.