The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Petworth, GU28 0DB
About The Old Rectory
The Old Rectory is a detached house in Petworth (GU28 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an annexe and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 171 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (136 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
Energy performance
The Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to crown lift by up to 2m (above ground level) on 1 no. Yew tree (A), 1 no. Oak tree (B), 1 no. Sweet Chestnut tree (C) and 1 no. Tulip tree (D).
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/03922/TCA
- May 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to crown raise by up to 3m (above ground level) on 1 no. Yew tree (B), reduce long branch by 4m (south east sector) on 1 no. Plum Cherry tree (C), fell 1 no. Hazel tree (D) and reduce height by 2m on 1 no. Laurel hedge (E).
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/15/01671/TCA
What's in The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Petworth, GU28 0DB's planning history?
7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Old Rectory has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,021,000
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 The Old Rectory, 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
On epc rating, The Old Rectory stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 159 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 10.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB