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1 Hammer Cottages, Chequer Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EL

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
61 m²
656 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Hammer Cottages

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

1 Hammer Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bosham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8EL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 656 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 sits 106.3% above the 2003 sale of £205,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 61 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 3 EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Hammer 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Hammer Cottages, Chequer Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Hammer Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Dec 2018
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey kitchen extension and new open porch.

    Extension
    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    18/03007/DOM
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2015
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    First floor rear extension.

    Agent
    RJCA Chartered Architects
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    15/01158/DOM
    View planning record
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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.
Current estimate

£423,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2003)

£205,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 May 2003Most recent

    £205,000

    +17.8%over 2 years

  2. 27 July 2000

    £174,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in PO18 8EL: £445,000 (2019–1999).

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On the street

Versus other Chequer Lane homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

44 (E)

Street avg 52 (E)

Below

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 288 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 14.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chichester district page.
Full Chichester report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Walton Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Bosham Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO18 8EL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO18 8EL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO18 8EL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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