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Sweetlands, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG

Listed building3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
81 m²
869 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 25
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Sweetlands

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

Sweetlands is a five-bedroom detached house in Northchapel, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9EG). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 869 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,381,000 is 43.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,105/sq ft) was about 147.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Sweetlands 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 06 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Sweetlands, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2023
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Freestanding garden studio.

    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    SDNP/23/02250/HOUS
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2019
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Refurbish existing roof surfaces, including a new waterproof membrane, new battens and reinstatement of existing tiles (hand made) and lead flashings. Re-align existing guttering where required. Replacement of tile hanging battens to front elevation of property.

    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    SDNP/19/02277/LIS
    View planning record

What's in Sweetlands, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions 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.

Sweetlands has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£1,381,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£960,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 November 2014Most recent

    £960,000

    +92.0%over 15 years
  2. 14 September 1999

    £500,000

    +37.0%over 2 years
  3. 9 September 1997

    £365,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9EG: £920,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other London Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Sweetlands is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£11,896

Street avg £6,480

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

12 years

Street avg 10 years

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Petworth district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for GU28 9EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Sweetlands, London Road, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.