Christmas Cottage, Main Road, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TP
About Christmas Cottage
Christmas Cottage is a three-bedroom property in Chidham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8TP). It has council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £579,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at Christmas Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
A recent planning application at Christmas Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2022HeritageIn report
Removal of redundant chimney stack.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00107/LBC
- Feb 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 3 of listed building consent CH/17/03599/LBC.
Listed- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00111/DOC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Christmas Cottage
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£579,950
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2022Most recent
£579,950
+62.5%over 4 years3 August 2017
£357,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 8TP: £435,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in PO18 8TP
5 Chidham Place, Main Road, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TP
Sold Jun 2022
£435,000Greenacre, Main Road, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TP
Sold Jun 2021
£325,0006 Chidham Place, Main Road, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TP
Sold May 2021
£560,000Ivy Bank, Main Road, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TP
Sold Dec 2020
£360,000Ashmead, Main Road, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TP
Sold Dec 2020
£475,000
Everything we know about Christmas Cottage, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
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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
0.2 km
The Barleycorn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Chidham Parochial Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB