1 Highbank Cottages, River, Petworth, GU28 9AX
About 1 Highbank Cottages
1 Highbank Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in River, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9AX). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2025. At 148 m² it sits well below the postcode median (278 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 47.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £700,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Highbank Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2025MixedFullIn report
Timber frame garage with new parking area. Alteration to the dwelling to include new oak frame side return covered walkway.
- Agent
- Freeborough & Co Surveyors Ltd
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/25/00925/HOUS
What's in 1 Highbank Cottages, River, Petworth, GU28 9AX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 17 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
29 May 2023Most recent
£700,000
+86.7%over 16 years29 June 2006
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9AX: £700,000 (2020–2001).
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Versus the street
Price per m² for 1 Highbank Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,730
Street avg £3,437
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 268 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
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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
The Hollist Arms — bus stop.
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
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB