Hill House, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH

Hill House is a four-bedroom detached house in Lodsworth, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9DH). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,764,000 is 34.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.