Smithbrook Hill, Leggatt Hill, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DN
About Smithbrook Hill
Smithbrook Hill is a detached house in Lodsworth, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9DN). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sold April 2023 for £1,250,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 203 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£572/sq ft) was about 146.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Smithbrook Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Smithbrook Hill has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extend width of existing rear 1st floor dormer window.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/12/01667/HOUS
- May 2012FullIn report
Deer and rabbit fence and associated landscaping.
- Council
- CDC
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00075/FULNP
What's in Smithbrook Hill, Leggatt Hill, Lodsworth, Petworth, GU28 9DN's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Smithbrook Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 22 years.
£1,250,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
5 April 2023Most recent
£1,250,000
+42.0%over 3 years2 May 2019
£880,000
+11.7%over 10 years17 July 2008
£787,500
+65.8%over 7 years8 December 2000
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9DN: £225,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in GU28 9DN
Everything we know about Smithbrook Hill, in one report
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Versus other Leggatt Hill homes
On epc rating, Smithbrook Hill runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
203 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Smithbrook Hill — 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
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB