Hurdlemakers Cottage, Butchers Lane, East Dean, Chichester, PO18 0JF
About Hurdlemakers Cottage
Hurdlemakers Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in East Dean, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 0JF). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in August 2003. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 sits 79.6% above the 2003 sale of £249,950.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Hurdlemakers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hurdlemakers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Hurdlemakers Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.7% per year over 4 years.
£249,950
Growth on file: 15.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2003Most recent
£249,950
+78.5%over 3 years26 August 1999
£140,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in PO18 0JF: £250,000 (2021–2006).
Everything we know about Hurdlemakers Cottage, 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
Versus other Butchers Lane homes
EPC Rating for Hurdlemakers Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Flexible Zone — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Singleton CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB