Bakers Cottage, Byworth, Petworth, GU28 0HL
About Bakers Cottage
Bakers Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Byworth, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 0HL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 964 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. At 90 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 9 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 is 26.1% above the 2016 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bakers 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2018ConditionsIn report
Demolition of side extension, construction of side and rear extensions - Variation of condition 1 of planning permission SDNP/17/02646/LIS - Changes to foundation makeup to North Elevation (use of sussex stone not suitable).
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/18/00150/CND
- Sept 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 3 to planning application SDNP/17/01857/HOUS - materials.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/17/04389/DCOND
What's in Bakers Cottage, Byworth, Petworth, GU28 0HL's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 2016Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0HL: £500,000 (2024–2019).
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Sold Jan 2020
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Sold Dec 2019
£475,000
Everything we know about Bakers Cottage, 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 the street
Bakers Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,185
Street avg £5,728
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Village — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB