1 New Cottages, Graffham, Petworth, GU28 0NY
About 1 New Cottages
1 New Cottages is a semi-detached house in Graffham, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 0NY). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 New Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2013Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion inc. new dormer window and additional side window to create new bedroom and en suite bathroom; internal alterations; new timber framed veranda to rear of property.
- Agent
- Philips Surveyors LLP
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/13/04736/HOUS
What's in 1 New Cottages, Graffham, Petworth, GU28 0NY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 New Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 0NY: £307,500 (2016–1999).
Nearby sales in GU28 0NY
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Versus the street
1 New Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.9 km
Flexible Zone — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Graffham Church of England Infant School (Voluntary Controlled). 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB