2 New Cottages, Graffham, Petworth, GU28 0NY
About 2 New Cottages
2 New Cottages is a semi-detached house in Graffham, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 0NY). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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 124 m² it's 29.8% 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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2013Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion to create new en-suite bedroom (inc. new dormer window and new side window); Internal alterations to 1st floor bathroom.
- Agent
- Philips Surveyors LLP
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/13/04739/HOUS
What's in 2 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
2 New Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£577,000
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
On epc rating, 2 New Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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