2 Whitehart Cottages, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU
About 2 Whitehart Cottages
2 Whitehart Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Petworth (GU28 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 is 40.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 23.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2016RenovationFullIn report
Replacement rendering in lime render of rear wall and rear return wall of back addition.
- Agent
- Nicholas Symes Associates
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/16/05620/HOUS
- Dec 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement rendering in lime render of rear wall and rear return wall of back addition.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/16/05486/LIS
What's in 2 Whitehart Cottages, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Whitehart Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 13 years.
£288,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
19 November 2009Most recent
£288,000
+34.0%over 2 years9 October 2007
£215,000
+43.3%over 5 years4 January 2002
£150,000
+172.7%over 5 years1 July 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0AU: £520,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in GU28 0AU
3 The Mews, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU
Sold Jun 2024
£300,000Candle Cottage, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU
Sold Nov 2023
£545,0004 High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU
Sold Nov 2023
£520,0001 Hazelman, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU
Sold Jun 2023
£1,310,333Stoney Croft, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU
Sold Aug 2020
£270,000
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Versus other High Street homes
Price per m²
£4,299
Street avg £4,699
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Market Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Petworth Cof E Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB