Fairfield House, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU

Fairfield House is a detached house in Petworth (GU28 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 288 m² (around 3100 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

At 288 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,427,000 sits 50.5% above the 2013 sale of £948,000. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in April 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.