4 Council Cottages, Heath End, Petworth, GU28 0JQ
About 4 Council Cottages
4 Council Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Petworth (GU28 0JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 26.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (December 2016).
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 Council Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Council Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 4 Council Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 21 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2016Most recent
£350,000
+525.0%over 20 years13 March 1996
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0JQ: £250,000 (2023–2002).
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Versus other Heath End homes
EPC Rating for 4 Council Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Heath End Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Duncton CofE Junior School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB