Southwater, Bosham Hoe, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8ET

Southwater is a detached house in Bosham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 460 m² (around 4951 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since June 1996, a hold of 30 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 460 m² the property is well over the postcode median (234 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £3,159,000 sits 352.9% above the 1996 sale of £697,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 71.2% below the postcode norm.