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Flete Cottage, Critchfield Road, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8HH

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flete Cottage

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

Flete Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Bosham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8HH). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 87 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 32 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 17.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 92% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £475,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Energy

Energy performance

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

Flete Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flete Cottage, Critchfield Road, Bosham, Chichester, PO18 8HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2019
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Demolition of garage and erection of single storey side extension with porch with alterations to fenestration.

    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    19/01218/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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£557,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£475,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2018Most recent

    £475,000

    +191.4%over 18 years
  2. 18 January 2000

    £163,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8HH: £475,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Critchfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Flete Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£5,460

Street avg £3,524

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 82 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Sunny Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Bosham Primary School. 3 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 8HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO18 8HH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO18 8HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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

Common questions

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