School House Farm, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG
About School House Farm
School House Farm is a detached house in Northchapel, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9EG). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 68.1% below the 2022 sale of £1,100,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,044/sq ft) was about 384% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (88 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 12 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 3 refused. Sold July 2022 for £1,100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
School House Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
School House Farm has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jan 2021OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Erection of a freestanding timber garden shed.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/20/04760/PRE
- Jan 2021ConditionsIn report
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS - Condition 19 of Planning Consent SDNP/17/04004/FUL
- Agent
- Synergy Land & Property Ltd
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/19/05377/DCOND
What's in School House Farm, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG's planning history?
10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 4 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
12 July 2022Most recent
£1,100,000
+29.4%over 3 years20 September 2018
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9EG: £480,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in GU28 9EG
Chapelgate, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG
Sold Oct 2023
£920,0001 Chidfield Barns, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG
Sold May 2021
£350,0005 Chidfield Barns, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG
Sold Feb 2021
£1,100,0002 Chidfield Barns, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG
Sold Jan 2021
£385,0007 Chidfield Barns, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG
Sold Jan 2021
£480,000
Everything we know about School House Farm, 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 London Road homes
On price per m², School House Farm stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£22,000
Street avg £5,217
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 11 years
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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
Chafold Copse — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Northchapel Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB