8 The Croft, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9BW
About 8 The Croft
8 The Croft is a four-bedroom detached house in Lodsworth, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 265 m² (around 2852 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 265 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Last sale on file: £1,065,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
8 The Croft'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2010Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed addition of a part glazed conservatory and utilisation of the existing integrated garage to form a new summer room/sitting room.
- Agent
- Sam Houston Design
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/05147/DOM
- Sept 2009FullIn report
Retrospective application for existing single storey summerhouse.
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/03024/DOM
What's in 8 The Croft, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9BW's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 The Croft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,053,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 26 years.
£1,065,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2021Most recent
£1,065,000
+23.8%over 3 years6 December 2017
£860,000
+1357.6%over 10 years6 September 2007
£59,000
-85.4%over 2 years14 October 2004
£405,000
+25.8%over 2 years23 April 2002
£322,000
+100.0%over 6 years4 March 1996
£161,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9BW: £445,700 (2021–2008).
Nearby sales in GU28 9BW
10 The Croft, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9BW
Sold Feb 2021
£693,0001 The Croft, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9BW
Sold May 2017
£590,0002 The Croft, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9BW
Sold Oct 2014
£445,7006 The Croft, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9BW
Sold Jan 2008
£420,0004 The Croft, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9BW
Sold Jul 2007
£500,000
Everything we know about 8 The Croft, 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 The Croft homes
Price per m² for 8 The Croft lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,019
Street avg £5,307
Floor Area
265 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.1 km
Oakfield — 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
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB