Rose Lynn, Cot Lane, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TA
About Rose Lynn
Rose Lynn is a detached house in Chidham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8TA). It has a recorded floor area of 288 m² (around 3100 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since March 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £1,652,000 sits 288.7% above the 1999 sale of £425,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, 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
Rose Lynn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2018AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey ground floor kitchen extension to include dining area. Demolish the existing garage outbuilding and replace it with a single storey annex of similar dimensions. Erect a new garage outbuilding.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00070/DOM
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Sales history & valuation
Rose Lynn's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£1,652,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 1999Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in PO18 8TA: £840,000 (2001–2001).
Nearby sales in PO18 8TA
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- Larger development activity nearby

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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
1.4 km
Drift Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Chidham Parochial Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB