What type of property is 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD?

4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD?

4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD last sold for £280,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £170,500 in January 2013. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 2013 and March 2021, 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD rose from £170,500 to £280,000, a change of £109,500. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in March 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD?

4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 72 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

Has 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD had any planning applications?

4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD has 1 planning record on file (1 refused), most recent in March 2014. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD?

4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD is in council tax band C.

Where is 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD located?

4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD sits in Fishbourne, Chichester, Chichester. It falls within the PO18 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD?

Police records around 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Vehicle crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD?

The closest primary school to 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD is Fishbourne CofE Primary School (655m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop Luffa School, Chichester (1.6km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD?

The closest bus stop to 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, PO18 8BD is Blackboy Lane, 23m away. The nearest bus option is Fishbourne - Salthill Road, 355m away.

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4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO18 8BD

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Blakes Cottages

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

4 Blakes Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fishbourne, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2014. Sold March 2021 for £280,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
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.

4 Blakes Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2022

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Blakes Cottages, Main Road, Fishbourne, Chichester, PO18 8BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2014
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension at first floor level to create a second bedroom above existing structure.
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
14/00198/DOM
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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.

4 Blakes Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£290,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£280,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

31 March 2021Most recent
£280,000
+30.2%over 3 years
16 March 2018
£215,000
+26.1%over 5 years
22 January 2013
£170,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8BD: £240,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in PO18 8BD

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On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 4 Blakes Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,891

Street avg £3,902

On par

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

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Area

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Blackboy Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Fishbourne CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for PO18 8BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

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