Minikin, Chequer Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EJ

Minikin is a four-bedroom detached house in Bosham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

It hasn't traded since April 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £876,000 sits 1068% above the 1998 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 88.5% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.