5 Sandrock Cottages, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HL
About 5 Sandrock Cottages
5 Sandrock Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Northchapel, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9HL). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 50.3% above the 2011 sale of £249,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 80.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in December 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Sandrock Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2011ExtensionIn report
2 storey extension to Grade II listed building to accommodate a third bedroom.
- Council
- CDC
Listed- Reference
- 11/02266/PENP
What's in 5 Sandrock Cottages, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Sandrock Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 11 years.
£249,500
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2011Most recent
£249,500
+51.2%over 11 years2 October 2000
£165,000
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
5 Sandrock Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,708
Street avg £3,847
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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.
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
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB