1 Fordwater Cottages, East Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0AP
About 1 Fordwater Cottages
1 Fordwater Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Lavant, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1972 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Today's modelled estimate of £1,075,000 is 10.8% above the 2018 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Fordwater 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Re-pollard (back to old wound points) on 4 no. Lime trees within Groups, G1's subject to LV/68/00634/TPO and LV/68/01076/TPO.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02400/TPA
- Dec 2003ConversionAmendmentIn report
Use of first floor of barn as independent self-contained dwelling, including staircase access and 1 no. parking space and dormer window to northwest elevation.
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/01021/ELD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£1,075,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£970,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 February 2018Most recent
£970,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in PO18 0AP: £542,000 (2012–2012).
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Everything we know about 1 Fordwater Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Ferndale Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Lavant Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB