Letter Box Cottage, Duncton, Petworth, GU28 0LB
About Letter Box Cottage
Letter Box Cottage is a detached house in Duncton, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 0LB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1061 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in January 2011. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. An active application for new windows is awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £962,000 sits 66.1% above the 2011 sale of £579,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 66.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (142 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Letter Box 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3,4 & 8 to permission SDNP/20/03257/HOUS.
- Agent
- Marshall Macvean
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/20/05099/DCOND
- Oct 2020OutbuildingHeritageIn report
Erection of a detached double garage.
- Agent
- Marshall Macvean
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/20/03258/LIS
What's in Letter Box Cottage, Duncton, Petworth, GU28 0LB's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Letter Box Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£962,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£579,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 January 2011Most recent
£579,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0LB: £650,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in GU28 0LB
Village Hall House, Duncton, Petworth, GU28 0LB
Sold Feb 2021
£770,000Rose Cottage, Duncton, Petworth, GU28 0LB
Sold Mar 2020
£680,000Copse House, Duncton, Petworth, GU28 0LB
Sold Nov 2019
£650,000Lilac Cottage, Duncton, Petworth, GU28 0LB
Sold Oct 2016
£450,000Willow Cottage, Duncton, Petworth, GU28 0LB
Sold Apr 2012
£500,000
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Versus the street
Letter Box Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.0 km
The Cricketers — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Duncton CofE Junior School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB