5 Council Cottages, Heath End, Petworth, GU28 0JQ
About 5 Council Cottages
5 Council Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Petworth (GU28 0JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £375,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Part two storey and part single storey extension to replace existing single storey extension, front porch and replacement windows, with associated alterations and landscaping works.
- Agent
- Manorwood
Extension- Documents
- 40 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/03654/HOUS
What's in 5 Council Cottages, Heath End, Petworth, GU28 0JQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Council Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 21 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2023Most recent
£375,000
+114.3%over 17 years19 January 2006
£175,000
+243.1%over 4 years14 January 2002
£51,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0JQ: £250,000 (2016–1996).
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Versus other Heath End homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Council Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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