Lancaster Studio, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU
About Lancaster Studio
Lancaster Studio is a mid-terrace house in Petworth (GU28 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lancaster Studio's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2017Change Of UseOutlineIn report
Change of use from office/studio to 1 no. dwelling.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/17/00975/PRE
- Jan 2003Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use of ground floor from office to residential use.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/03195/COU
What's in Lancaster Studio, High Street, Petworth, GU28 0AU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Lancaster Studio has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
Everything we know about Lancaster Studio, in one report
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Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, Lancaster Studio runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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