High Buildings Barn, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JU
About High Buildings Barn
High Buildings Barn is a detached house in Balls Cross, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 269 m² (around 2895 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 48), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 269 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
High Buildings Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at High Buildings Barn was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2024MixedFullIn report
Demolition of 1 no. outbuilding (called cowshed), 1 no. stables and 2 no. sheds and erection of 1 no. new north wing building and creation of a link to existing barn dwelling (east wing and main barn). Internal and external works to historic barns. Erection of 1 no. outbuilding. Associated landscaping.
- Agent
- Whaleback Ltd
- Documents
- 55 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/24/04340/HOUS
- Dec 2024MixedHeritageIn report
Demolition of 1 no. outbuilding (called cowshed), 1 no. stables and 2 no. sheds and erection of 1 no. new north wing building and creation of a link to existing barn dwelling (east wing and main barn). Internal and external works to historic barns. Erection of 1 no. outbuilding. Associated landscaping.
- Agent
- Whaleback Ltd
- Documents
- 48 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/24/04341/LIS
What's in High Buildings Barn, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JU's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
High Buildings Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,419,000
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 9JU: £675,500 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in GU28 9JU
China Bridge House, Annexe, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JU
Sold Mar 2023
£420,000Birchwood, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JU
Sold Mar 2023
£1,000,0001 Capels Cottages, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JU
Sold Sept 2022
£675,500Bittlesfield, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JU
Sold Oct 2019
£950,000Ivy Cottage, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JU
Sold Jun 2016
£450,000
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Versus the street
High Buildings Barn is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
14 (G)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
269 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
27.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.3 km
The Stag Inn — bus stop.
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
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB