The Old School, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
About The Old School
The Old School is a property in Lodsworth, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9DH). It has council tax band H.
Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory. Erection of two storey rear/side extension with alterations and additions to fenestration.
- Agent
- Valerie Hinde RIBA
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/19/03241/HOUS
- Feb 2019DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolish existing conservatory and construct new single storey side/rear extension, replace door with window on west elevation and associated internal alterations.
Extension- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/18/05998/HOUS
What's in The Old School, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Old School has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£485,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 June 1999Most recent
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9DH: £700,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in GU28 9DH
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Sold Feb 2024
£1,000,000Farthings, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
Sold Apr 2016
£700,000Oakleaves, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
Sold Feb 2015
£430,000Snowdrops, School Lane, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DH
Sold Aug 2014
£880,000
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB