Rectory Gate Cottage, Rectory Lane, Petworth, GU28 0DB
About Rectory Gate Cottage
Rectory Gate Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Petworth (GU28 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Across 2014–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 sits 61.8% above the 2016 sale of £285,000. One planning record on file: a porch approved in 2016. Past consents include a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. At 120 m² it's 29.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (171 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Rectory Gate Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2016PorchHeritageIn report
Alteration to porch door and window to re-site the front door in its original location.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/16/02855/LIS
What's in Rectory Gate Cottage, Rectory Lane, Petworth, GU28 0DB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 2 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
2 February 2016Most recent
£285,000
+18.8%over 1 year10 February 2014
£240,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in GU28 0DB: £655,000 (2023–2010).
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Versus other Rectory Lane homes
Floor Area for Rectory Gate Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 169 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 10.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
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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