53 Sheepdown Drive, Petworth, GU28 0BX

53 Sheepdown Drive is a detached house in Petworth (GU28 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £670,000 sits 112.7% above the 2013 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 47.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (February 2013).