What type of property is Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH?

Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH sell for?

Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH last sold for £1,000,000 in February 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH?

The current EPC rating for Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH is E with a score of 40 out of 100, lodged in June 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH?

Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (1,841 sq ft), around 57 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in GU28 9DH. Source: EPC Register.

How is Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH heated?

The latest EPC at Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH?

Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2012 under ref. SDNP/12/00396/HOUS. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH?

Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH located?

Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH sits in Lodsworth, Petworth, Petworth. It falls within the GU28 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH?

Police records around Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What is the nearest station to Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH?

The closest bus stop to Sycamores, School Lane, GU28 9DH is Oakfield, 220m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Sycamores, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

171 m²

1841 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 40

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Sycamores

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Sycamores is a three-bedroom detached house in Lodsworth, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9DH). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 171 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 12 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,143,000 is 14.3% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 62.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £1,000,000.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes
LandYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Sycamores's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E40

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

9.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sycamores, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sycamores has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Aug 2012
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Small single storey rear extension to kitchen, pitched roof extended over existing flat roof to form studio, existing leaking shallow pitched and flat roofs reconfigured.
Agent
Valerie Hinde RIBA
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
SDNP/12/00396/HOUS
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What's in Sycamores, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sycamores valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,143,000

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Last sold (2024)

£1,000,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

23 February 2024Most recent
£1,000,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9DH: £700,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in GU28 9DH

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On the street

Versus other School Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Sycamores is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£5,848

Street avg £4,466

Strongly above

Floor Area

171 m²

Street avg 144 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.3 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU28 9DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GU28 9DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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