# ORCHARD COTTAGE MILL LANE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3DJ

## Property details

- Slug: `ce13b14` (address key hash: `ce13b14f8cd0662d3b5e9ac6bf3164f5ab161e37`)
- Postcode: BN13 3DJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 177 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £717,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,051/m²
- Local average: £530,844 (32 sales)
- Street crime: 106 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £717,000
- Date: 2026-04-08
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 20/03/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,418/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9915-5175-9002-0827-6902)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-08 | £717,000 | Detached | +70.7% | £717,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-9572-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2013-01-04 | £420,000 | Detached | — | £720,335 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/983c3236-e307-4ff0-b573-90351dd2a421) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| ORCHARD COTTAGE MILL LANE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3DJ | £717,000 | 08/04/2026 | Detached |
| ORCHARD COTTAGE MILL LANE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3DJ | £420,000 | 04/01/2013 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [87132453](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1aeda37)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £717,000 |
| listed | 2025-03-24 | £725,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £420,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £416,250 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £197,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 33 ARUNDEL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3EJ | £700,000 | 06/01/2026 | Detached |
| 6 ARUNDEL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3EG | £578,000 | 18/11/2025 | Detached |
| 21 ARUNDEL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3EH | £520,000 | 14/11/2023 | Detached |
| 23 ARUNDEL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3EH | £410,000 | 13/10/2023 | Detached |
| 87 FINDON ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN14 0BB | £430,000 | 28/07/2023 | Detached |
| 39 UPLANDS AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3AE | £550,000 | 30/06/2023 | Detached |
| 25 WOODLAND AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3AF | £730,000 | 28/04/2023 | Detached |
| WATERFALLS, 9 ARUNDEL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3EH | £850,000 | 06/03/2023 | Detached |
| 92 CLEVELAND ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 2HE | £360,000 | 24/02/2023 | Detached |
| 3 CHATSWORTH CLOSE, HIGH SALVINGTON, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3FF | £660,000 | 21/12/2022 | Detached |
| 1 PARHAM CLOSE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN14 0BP | £442,000 | 09/12/2022 | Detached |
| 16B WOODLAND AVENUE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3AF | £800,000 | 06/12/2022 | Detached |
| 1 CHATSWORTH CLOSE, HIGH SALVINGTON, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3FF | £700,000 | 17/11/2022 | Detached |
| 39 ARUNDEL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3EJ | £505,000 | 15/11/2022 | Detached |
| 68 CLEVELAND ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 2HA | £505,000 | 07/11/2022 | Detached |
| 3 ARUNDEL ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3EH | £760,000 | 28/10/2022 | Detached |
| 5 ROUNDWOOD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3GZ | £760,000 | 30/09/2022 | Detached |
| 122 COTSWOLD ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 2LG | £335,000 | 09/08/2022 | Detached |
| 88 CLEVELAND ROAD, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 2HE | £450,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached |
| COURT GREEN MILL LANE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN13 3DH | £1,075,000 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £606,000 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 12.4%
- **10y growth:** 56.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Worthing; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -4%
- **5y growth (index):** 5.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 26%

## 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 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Findon Road, BN14 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,250/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.17% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £156,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £125,000

*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 £1,250/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 2.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 47.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-1,724/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -9.9%

*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 | 38 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **106** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Vale School, Worthing | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 29 Apr 2013 |
| Durrington Infant School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 19 Sep 2023 |
| Durrington Junior School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2022 |
| Durrington High School | Secondary | 1.1 miles | Good — 24 May 2022 |
| Thomas A Becket Junior School | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 9 Jan 2019 |