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37 St Nicholas Road, Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0BU

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 37 St Nicholas Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

37 St Nicholas Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Lavant, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Aug 2011
EPC improved fromE46toF37
Hot Water
AverageVery Poor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
57%80%

More low energy lighting installed

May 2024from Apr 2021
EPC improved fromF37toE42
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Heating Controls
ManualThermostat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Very PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
80%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 37 St Nicholas Road, Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

37 St Nicholas Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£260,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 August 2021Most recent

    £260,000

    +80.6%over 9 years
  2. 1 September 2011

    £144,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 0BU: £285,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other St Nicholas Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 37 St Nicholas Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,194

Street avg £3,371

Strongly above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chichester district page.

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

0.2 km

St Nicholas's Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lavant Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO18 0BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO18 0BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO18 0BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 37 St Nicholas Road, Lavant, Chichester, PO18 0BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.