42a, Maybush Drive, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8SS
About 42a
42a is a detached house in Chidham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8SS). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in June 2005. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 sits 66.9% above the 2005 sale of £275,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3 to permission 19/02995/DOM.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00383/DOC
- Feb 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Change of use of existing roof space to create 1 no. habitable room.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/02995/DOM
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
42a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£459,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 8 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2005Most recent
£275,000
+189.5%over 8 years17 January 1997
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8SS: £472,500 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in PO18 8SS
54 Maybush Drive, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8SS
Sold May 2023
£415,00024 Maybush Drive, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8SS
Sold Jan 2023
£537,5002 Maybush Drive, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8SS
Sold Nov 2022
£585,00056 Maybush Drive, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8SS
Sold Apr 2022
£375,00022 Maybush Drive, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8SS
Sold Jan 2020
£462,500
Everything we know about 42a, in one report
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 Maybush Drive homes
42a outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,090
Street avg £3,436
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Nutbourne - Barleycorn — bus station.
Closest school
0.8 km
Chidham Parochial Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB