Hidmore, Main Road, Chidham, Chichester, PO18 8TP

Hidmore is a detached house in Chidham, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 8TP). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in July 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £847,000 sits 78.3% above the 2007 sale of £475,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.