8 Barker Close, Chichester, PO18 8BJ
About 8 Barker Close
8 Barker Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Chichester (PO18 8BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 sits 54.7% above the 2006 sale of £309,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 72 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 29 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jun 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 8 Barker Close.
- Jan 2012Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Alteration, side extension and solar panels (Resubmission of FB/10/03661/DOM).
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/04913/DOM
- Oct 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Alterations and side extensions.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/03661/DOM
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Barker Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 5 years.
£309,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2006Most recent
£309,000
+31.5%over 4 years2 November 2001
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8BJ: £480,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PO18 8BJ
Everything we know about 8 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
8 Barker Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,292
Street avg £3,998
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB