1 Ham Cottages, Main Road, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EH
About 1 Ham Cottages
1 Ham Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bosham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8EH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 121), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since December 2004, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 82.2% above the 2004 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 34.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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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
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Ham Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2009FullIn report
Erection of a fence and gate.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01402/DOM
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£180,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2004Most recent
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8EH: £672,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in PO18 8EH
Littlehaven, Main Road, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EH
Sold Jun 2024
£672,000Braeside, Main Road, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EH
Sold Sept 2023
£688,800The New Boat House, Main Road, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EH
Sold Dec 2019
£775,0002 Ham Cottages, Main Road, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EH
Sold Jul 2007
£205,000Southcourt, Main Road, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EH
Sold Apr 2007
£411,000
Everything we know about 1 Ham Cottages, 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 Main Road homes
On years held, 1 Ham Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,103
Street avg £3,335
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.0 km
Chequer Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Bosham Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB