Hill House, Rectory Lane, Petworth, GU28 0DB
About Hill House
Hill House is a detached house in Petworth (GU28 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2502 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 11 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at Hill House
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hill House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hill House has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 no. Sycamore tree (quoted as T1, TPO'd no. T3) subject to PW/89/00841/TPO.
- Agent
- Drew Curran Tree Services
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/26/00593/TPO
- Mar 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce by 3m (but no greater than back to old pruning points) and crown thin by up to 15% on 3 no. Sycamore trees (T1, T3 and T5) subject to PW/89/00841/TPO.
- Agent
- Drew Curran Tree Services
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/00147/TPO
What's in Hill House, Rectory Lane, Petworth, GU28 0DB's planning history?
9 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Hill House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,224,000
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
Everything we know about Hill House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Rectory Lane homes
Floor Area for Hill House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 10.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 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