Church Cottage, Church Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DD

Church Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Lodsworth, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9DD). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.

15 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2011–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,348,000 is 16.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 67.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.