What type of property is Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG?

Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, listed for its heritage value.

What did Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG sell for?

Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG last sold for £625,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £325,000 in July 2007, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG changed over time?

Across 2 sales between July 2007 and April 2022, Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG rose from £325,000 to £625,000, a change of £300,000. That works out to roughly +4.5% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG?

The current EPC rating for Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG?

Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (936 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in GU28 0AG. Source: EPC Register.

How is Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG heated?

The latest EPC at Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG?

Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG has 2 approved extension applications on file including rear extension and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG?

Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG is in council tax band E.

Where is Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG located?

Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG sits in Petworth. It falls within the GU28 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG?

Police records around Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG?

The closest primary school to Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG is Petworth Cof E Primary School (692m).

What is the nearest station to Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG?

The closest bus stop to Merchants House, Lombard Street, GU28 0AG is Market Square, 74m away. In total there are 27 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Merchants House, Lombard Street, Petworth, GU28 0AG

Listed building3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

87 m²

936 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Merchants House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Merchants House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Petworth (GU28 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 is 13.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£667/sq ft) was about 118.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £625,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Listed buildingYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Merchants House, Lombard Street, Petworth, GU28 0AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2024
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Removal of existing lean-to conservatory and erection of garden room. Replacement of existing box sash windows. New internal window shutters and other internal alterations, new central heating boiler in loft with flue.
Agent
Sutcliff Consultants Ltd.
New Windows
Documents
27 docs on file
Reference
SDNP/23/04441/HOUS
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Mar 2024
ExtensionHeritage
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Removal of existing lean-to conservatory and erection of garden room. Replacement of existing box sash windows. New internal window shutters and other internal alterations, new central heating boiler in loft with flue.
Agent
Sutcliff Consultants Ltd.
New Windows
Documents
22 docs on file
Reference
SDNP/23/04439/LIS
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What's in Merchants House, Lombard Street, Petworth, GU28 0AG's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£708,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£625,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

25 April 2022Most recent
£625,000
+92.3%over 14 years
8 July 2007
£325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0AG: £600,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in GU28 0AG

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On the street

Versus other Lombard Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Merchants House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,184

Street avg £4,273

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Market Square — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Petworth Cof E Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU28 0AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GU28 0AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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