Whitelocks, Sheepdown Close, Petworth, GU28 0BP

Whitelocks is a three-bedroom detached house in Petworth (GU28 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 sits 69.2% above the 2011 sale of £357,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 28.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in December 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.