5 Grove Lane, Petworth, GU28 0BT
About 5 Grove Lane
5 Grove Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Petworth (GU28 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £635,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Grove Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£673,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 18 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2022Most recent
£635,000
+21.0%over 2 years28 February 2020
£525,000
+28.0%over 6 years26 June 2013
£410,000
+26.9%over 8 years20 October 2004
£323,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0BT: £1,498,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in GU28 0BT
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Versus other Grove Lane homes
Years Held for 5 Grove Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,291
Street avg £5,538
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.4 km
School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Petworth Cof E Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB