Barton Cottage, Rectory Lane, Petworth, GU28 0DB
About Barton Cottage
Barton Cottage is a semi-detached house in Petworth (GU28 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 136 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (171 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Barton Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Barton Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to crown reduce (height and north, east and west sectors) by 2m, reduce south sector by 3m crown lift by up to 4m (above ground level) on south-east sector (overhanging Wisteria Cottage) and crown thin by 10% on 1 no. Silver Maple tree (T1).
- Agent
- AR Garden Treecare
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/02049/TCA
- Apr 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to remove 3 no. limbs at 2.5m heading south (with diameters of 100mm, 90mm and 180mm), remove 1 no. limb at 2.5m running eastwards parallel with boundary fence line (with a diameter of 70mm) and reduce height by maximum of 2 m (from 12m down to 10m) on 1 no. Silver Maple tree (T1).
- Agent
- Andrew Gale Tree Surgery Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/15/01267/TCA
What's in Barton Cottage, Rectory Lane, Petworth, GU28 0DB's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Barton Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£761,000
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 0DB: £400,000 (2023–2010).
Nearby sales in GU28 0DB
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Versus other Rectory Lane homes
On epc rating, Barton Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 166 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 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
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB