12 Barker Close, Chichester, PO18 8BJ
About 12 Barker Close
12 Barker Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Chichester (PO18 8BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 41.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in October 2015.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
12 Barker Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Amendments to planning application 16/03301/DOM single storey extension and alterations - external walls of the extension to be rendered block work with a white finish and revised window positions on south-east elevation.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02326/DOM
- Aug 2017AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to FB/16/03301/DOM, revised window positions on the south east elevation and external walls to be finished in white painted render and not brickwork.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02116/NMA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Barker Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 October 2015Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8BJ: £480,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PO18 8BJ
Everything we know about 12 Barker Close, 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 Barker Close homes
Price per m² for 12 Barker Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,839
Street avg £3,975
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fishbourne Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Fishbourne CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB