3 Hammer Cottages, Chequer Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EL
About 3 Hammer Cottages
3 Hammer Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bosham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8EL). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 36% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (August 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageEn bloc
Building
- Period featuresYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Hammer Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension including dormer window.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00075/DOM
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Hammer Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 August 2015Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8EL: £205,000 (2019–1999).
Nearby sales in PO18 8EL
Stillwaters, Chequer Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EL
Sold Jun 2019
£1,900,000Hammer Pond Cottage, Chequer Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EL
Sold Feb 2008
£540,0001 Hammer Cottages, Chequer Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EL
Sold May 2003
£205,0002 Hammer Cottages, Chequer Lane, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8EL
Sold May 1999
£100,000
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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 Chequer Lane homes
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 280 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 15.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Walton Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bosham Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB