Damers Bridge Cottage, Damers Bridge, Petworth, GU28 0AW

Damers Bridge Cottage is a detached house in Petworth (GU28 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 23.8% below the 2023 sale of £665,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 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 sale on file: £665,000 in March 2023.