Harpers Cottage, Lower Road, East Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0AQ

Harpers Cottage is a detached house in East Lavant, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since August 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £620,000 sits 439.1% above the 1997 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 3 EPCs).