Brook Cottage, Fisher Street, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EJ
About Brook Cottage
Brook Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Northchapel, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £634,000 is 13.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold December 2020 for £560,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Brook Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2021RenovationFullIn report
Removal of garage door and replacement with brick, black timber panelling and white render.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/21/00752/HOUS
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to fell 1 no. Copper Beech tree.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/21/00357/TCA
What's in Brook Cottage, Fisher Street, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9EJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£634,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2020Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9EJ: £393,500 (2021–2000).
Everything we know about Brook Cottage, 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 Fisher Street homes
Brook Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 38 (F)
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.4 km
Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Northchapel Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB