Weald Cottage, Butchers Lane, East Dean, Chichester, PO18 0JF

Weald Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Dean, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 0JF). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 123 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). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £510,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.