1 Valentines Lea, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HY
About 1 Valentines Lea
1 Valentines Lea is an end-of-terrace house in Northchapel, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9HY). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 10th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–144 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 48 units on file.
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
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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
Planning history
1 Valentines Lea has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Valentines Lea has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£164,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in GU28 9HY: £295,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in GU28 9HY
6a, Valentines Lea, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HY
Sold Aug 2024
£160,00037 Valentines Lea, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HY
Sold Jan 2023
£350,00042 Valentines Lea, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HY
Sold Dec 2022
£384,16753 Valentines Lea, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HY
Sold Dec 2022
£105,00028 Valentines Lea, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HY
Sold Aug 2021
£295,000
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Versus other Valentines Lea homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Valentines Lea runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
0.2 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
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB