Beech Cottage, Beechwood Lane, Lavington Park, Petworth, GU28 0NA
About Beech Cottage
Beech Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Lavington Park, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 0NA). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2316 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £1,600,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 15 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 7 refused. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
Beech 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Beech Cottage.
- Jan 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey timber extension.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/20/00071/HOUS
- Jan 2021ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey timber extension.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/20/00072/LIS
What's in Beech Cottage, Beechwood Lane, Lavington Park, Petworth, GU28 0NA's planning history?
13 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Beech Cottage has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£1,741,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 17 years.
£1,600,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2021Most recent
£1,600,000
+60.0%over 10 years28 February 2011
£1,000,000
-9.1%28 February 2011
£1,100,000
+25.7%over 1 year10 September 2009
£875,000
+6.1%over 4 years5 May 2005
£825,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0NA: £725,000 (2022–2017).
Everything we know about Beech 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 other Beechwood Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Beech Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 39 (E)
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 12.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.5 km
Quarry — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Duncton CofE Junior School. 2 schools 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
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB