Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

16 WESTMEAD GARDENS

WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LP

£317,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Hurst Avenue	0.1 miles
Train station	West Worthing	0.4 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.5 miles
Hospital	Zachary Merton Hospital	4.5 miles
University	University of Brighton Phoenix Halls	11.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

85 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£317,500 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,735/m²

Local average

£234,375 (112 sales)

Street crime

306 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 20/08/2024

Expiry date: 19/08/2034

Current heating cost: £916/year

Potential heating cost: £599/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £3,600

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/02/2026	£317,500	Flat	+252.8%	£311,469 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	22/11/1996	£90,000	Flat	—	£462,105 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£317,500
listed	28/07/2025	£325,000
sold	01/01/1996	£90,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
2 SUSSEX MEWS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5BG	£286,000	05/12/2025	Flat
WISLEY COURT, 7 FLAT 5 WEST AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LY	£255,000	25/07/2025	Flat
58A MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5DT	£317,000	15/07/2025	Flat
15 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AY	£250,000	27/03/2025	Flat
AMBERLEY COURT FLAT 10 MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HG	£192,000	04/10/2024	Flat
58 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AY	£222,500	11/12/2023	Flat
21 FLAT 3 RIPLEY ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5NQ	£174,000	10/11/2023	Flat
ESSEX COURT FLAT 5 WEST AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LZ	£195,000	06/11/2023	Flat
27 WESTMEAD GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LP	£325,000	24/10/2023	Flat
WISLEY COURT, 7 FLAT 8 WEST AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LY	£240,000	20/10/2023	Flat
54 FLAT 1 REIGATE ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5NE	£120,000	18/10/2023	Flat
22 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AY	£235,000	06/09/2023	Flat
40 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AZ	£246,000	16/08/2023	Flat
AMBERLEY COURT FLAT 1 MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HG	£199,950	11/07/2023	Flat
ALBEMARLE HOUSE FLAT 4 SOUTHVIEW DRIVE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HS	£305,000	30/06/2023	Flat
AMBERLEY COURT FLAT 11 MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HG	£180,000	16/06/2023	Flat
62 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AY	£247,750	10/02/2023	Flat
ESSEX COURT FLAT 9 WEST AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LZ	£182,000	21/12/2022	Flat
AMBERLEY COURT FLAT 10 MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HG	£156,500	02/12/2022	Flat
19 FLAT 1 REIGATE ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5NF	£275,000	28/11/2022	Flat

Area average: £230,185 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -26.7%

10y growth 28.9%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Worthing. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -7.9%

5y (index) -5.9%

10y (index) 12.6%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Worthing. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,180/mo

Realistic £1,311/mo

Optimistic £1,442/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Worthing.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Worthing: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
4 Bed Penthouse, Aurora, BN12	£3,400/mo	4	0.57 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £3,400/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.07%

Max investor price (0.8%) £425,000

Target investor price (1%) £340,000

Gross yield 12.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 7.8×

Monthly cashflow £1,785/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 23.3%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	88
Anti-social behaviour	72
Public order	34
Shoplifting	33
Criminal damage and arson	20
Other theft	17
Vehicle crime	11
Drugs	10
Burglary	6
Bicycle theft	5
Possession of weapons	4
Other crime	3
Robbery	3
Total incidents	306

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 17 Mar 2024
Heene CofE Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Inadequate — 4 Jul 2022
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 2 Mar 2016
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 21 Nov 2019
Thomas A Becket Infant School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 3 Sep 2015

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 16 WESTMEAD GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LP

## Property details

- Slug: `14daff6` (address key hash: `14daff681ae8d628ebee5b50d063e5353817862f`)
- Postcode: BN11 5LP
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 85 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £317,500 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,735/m²
- Local average: £234,375 (112 sales)
- Street crime: 306 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £317,500
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 19/08/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £916/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £3,600

### Recommendations
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2110-7228-2040-1209-0621)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £317,500 | Flat | +252.8% | £311,469 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-e45f-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 1996-11-22 | £90,000 | Flat | — | £462,105 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ca13ae00-ef5b-4d3a-9300-4f0cdda5ba6a) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 WESTMEAD GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LP | £317,500 | 06/02/2026 | Flat |
| 16 WESTMEAD GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LP | £90,000 | 22/11/1996 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [165024200](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/28b4c39)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £317,500 |
| listed | 2025-07-28 | £325,000 |
| sold | 1996-01-01 | £90,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2 SUSSEX MEWS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5BG | £286,000 | 05/12/2025 | Flat |
| WISLEY COURT, 7 FLAT 5 WEST AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LY | £255,000 | 25/07/2025 | Flat |
| 58A MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5DT | £317,000 | 15/07/2025 | Flat |
| 15 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AY | £250,000 | 27/03/2025 | Flat |
| AMBERLEY COURT FLAT 10 MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HG | £192,000 | 04/10/2024 | Flat |
| 58 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AY | £222,500 | 11/12/2023 | Flat |
| 21 FLAT 3 RIPLEY ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5NQ | £174,000 | 10/11/2023 | Flat |
| ESSEX COURT FLAT 5 WEST AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LZ | £195,000 | 06/11/2023 | Flat |
| 27 WESTMEAD GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LP | £325,000 | 24/10/2023 | Flat |
| WISLEY COURT, 7 FLAT 8 WEST AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LY | £240,000 | 20/10/2023 | Flat |
| 54 FLAT 1 REIGATE ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5NE | £120,000 | 18/10/2023 | Flat |
| 22 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AY | £235,000 | 06/09/2023 | Flat |
| 40 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AZ | £246,000 | 16/08/2023 | Flat |
| AMBERLEY COURT FLAT 1 MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HG | £199,950 | 11/07/2023 | Flat |
| ALBEMARLE HOUSE FLAT 4 SOUTHVIEW DRIVE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HS | £305,000 | 30/06/2023 | Flat |
| AMBERLEY COURT FLAT 11 MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HG | £180,000 | 16/06/2023 | Flat |
| 62 DORCHESTER GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5AY | £247,750 | 10/02/2023 | Flat |
| ESSEX COURT FLAT 9 WEST AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5LZ | £182,000 | 21/12/2022 | Flat |
| AMBERLEY COURT FLAT 10 MILL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5HG | £156,500 | 02/12/2022 | Flat |
| 19 FLAT 1 REIGATE ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 5NF | £275,000 | 28/11/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £230,185 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -26.7%
- **10y growth:** 28.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Worthing; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -7.9%
- **5y growth (index):** -5.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 12.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Worthing). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,180/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,311/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,442/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Worthing (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Penthouse, Aurora, BN12 | £3,400/mo | 4 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £3,400/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.07% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £425,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £340,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £3,400/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 12.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 7.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,785/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 23.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 88 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 72 |
| Public order | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Other theft | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Drugs | 10 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **306** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 17 Mar 2024 |
| Heene CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Inadequate — 4 Jul 2022 |
| West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 2 Mar 2016 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 21 Nov 2019 |
| Thomas A Becket Infant School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 3 Sep 2015 |