1a, Valentines Lea, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9HY

1a is a semi-detached 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 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average 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). One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2022. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.