13a, Droke Lane, East Dean, Chichester, PO18 0JH

13a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Dean, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 0JH). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £609,000 sits 54.2% above the 2018 sale of £395,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 39.3% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in January 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.