2 Orchard Cottages, Cot Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8ST
About 2 Orchard Cottages
2 Orchard Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chidham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8ST). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 482 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (221 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 is 29.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 58.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
2 Orchard Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jun 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2016OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed garage outbuilding.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03733/DOM
- Jul 2015FullIn report
Demolition of existing single garage and erection of replacement garage outbuilding.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01561/DOM
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Orchard Cottages
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
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 March 2014Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8ST: £250,000 (2022–1996).
Nearby sales in PO18 8ST
Orchard House, Cot Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8ST
Sold Sept 2022
£1,425,0003 Orchard Cottages, Cot Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8ST
Sold Mar 2014
£250,0001 Orchard Cottages, Cot Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8ST
Sold Jan 2014
£240,000Mill House, Cot Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8ST
Sold Apr 2008
£1,147,000Chedeham House, Cot Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8ST
Sold Feb 1996
£240,000
Everything we know about 2 Orchard Cottages, 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 Cot Lane homes
2 Orchard Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,580
Street avg £3,953
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 229 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
1.2 km
The Barleycorn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Chidham Parochial Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB