Gore Hill House, Haslingbourne Lane, Petworth, GU28 0JJ

Gore Hill House is an eight-bedroom detached house in Petworth (GU28 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2022); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £1,867,000 is 22.2% below the 2023 sale of £2,400,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,559/sq ft) was about 360.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 143 m² it sits well below the postcode median (296 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £2,400,000 in May 2023.