1 Lilac Cottage, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HL
About 1 Lilac Cottage
1 Lilac Cottage is a semi-detached house in Northchapel, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9HL). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £543,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £686,000 is 26.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 71.5% 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
1 Lilac Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Lilac Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.
£543,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2018Most recent
£543,000
+48.8%over 13 years19 May 2005
£365,000
+115.3%over 7 years30 April 1998
£169,500
+21.1%31 March 1998
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9HL: £425,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in GU28 9HL
Northchapel Country Stores, Flat 1, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HL
Sold Dec 2024
£205,000Amblefield Court, Flat 4, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HL
Sold Mar 2023
£170,0002 Lilac Cottage, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HL
Sold Nov 2022
£425,000Lilac End Cottage, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HL
Sold Jun 2022
£686,000Westview, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HL
Sold May 2022
£660,000
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Versus the street
EPC Rating for 1 Lilac Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,681
Street avg £3,854
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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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
Half Moon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Northchapel Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB