Farthings, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
About Farthings
Farthings is a five-bedroom detached house in Lodsworth, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9DH). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,117,000 sits 59.6% above the 2016 sale of £700,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 18.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at Farthings
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Farthings'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Farthings has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/04307/DOM
What's in Farthings, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Farthings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 April 2016Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9DH: £880,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in GU28 9DH
Valley View, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
Sold Apr 2025
£545,000Sycamores, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
Sold Feb 2024
£1,000,000Oakleaves, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
Sold Feb 2015
£430,000Snowdrops, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
Sold Aug 2014
£880,000Hill House, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
Sold Jul 2014
£1,310,000
Everything we know about Farthings, 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 School Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Farthings stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,590
Street avg £4,748
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.2 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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB