1 Highnoons Cottages, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JY
About 1 Highnoons Cottages
1 Highnoons Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Balls Cross, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9JY). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £807,000 is 39.1% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
1 Highnoons Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2010Garage ConversionAmendmentIn report
Amendment to EN/09/02186/DOM - proposed extensions and garage conversion.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00706/NMA
- Jul 2009Garage ConversionFullIn report
Proposed extension and garage conversion.
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02186/DOM
What's in 1 Highnoons Cottages, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Highnoons Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£807,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 14 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 June 2015Most recent
£580,000
+197.4%over 13 years8 July 2001
£195,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in GU28 9JY: £650,000 (2019–2001).
Everything we know about 1 Highnoons Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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
2.2 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
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB