2 Pipers Cottage, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9JZ
About 2 Pipers Cottage
2 Pipers Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Northchapel, Petworth, Petworth (GU28 9JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,094,000 sits 58.6% above the 2013 sale of £690,000. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
2 Pipers Cottage'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 efficiency improved
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2018ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 8 from planning permission SDNP/17/02582/HOUS.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/18/00768/DCOND
- Sept 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to the rear of the property. Removal of an existing outbuilding and its replacement with a double garage.
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/17/02582/HOUS
What's in 2 Pipers Cottage, Northchapel, Petworth, GU28 9JZ's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Pipers Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£1,094,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 14 years.
£690,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2013Most recent
£690,000
+6.2%over 5 years11 October 2007
£650,000
+86.8%over 5 years25 October 2001
£348,000
+42.0%over 1 year28 October 1999
£245,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in GU28 9JZ: £2,250,000 (2013–2013).
Nearby sales in GU28 9JZ
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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
2.5 km
Nell Ball — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB