Somerset Lodge, North Street, Petworth, GU28 0DG
About Somerset Lodge
Somerset Lodge is a detached house in Petworth (GU28 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2024); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Somerset Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Somerset Lodge has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Dec 2018RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement 2no. dormer windows with rooflights and associated repair works including re-pointing.
Listed- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/18/05299/LIS
- Dec 2018RenovationFullIn report
Replacement 2no. dormer windows with rooflights and associated repair works including re-pointing.
Listed- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/18/05298/HOUS
What's in Somerset Lodge, North Street, Petworth, GU28 0DG's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Somerset Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,631,000
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 1 sales in GU28 0DG: £130,000 (1999–1999).
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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
0.9 km
Petworth Cof E Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB