2 Highnoons Cottages, Balls Cross, Petworth, GU28 9JY
About 2 Highnoons Cottages
2 Highnoons Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Balls Cross, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9JY). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (217 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 is 44.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (January 2014). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
2 Highnoons Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2003Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolish existing garage and sheds and construct detached garage and log store.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/02319/DOM
What's in 2 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
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 12 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
17 January 2014Most recent
£450,000
+87.5%over 11 years28 March 2002
£240,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in GU28 9JY: £715,000 (2019–2001).
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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