Christmas Cottage, Sandy Lane, East Ashling, Chichester, PO18 9AT

Christmas Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Ashling, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 9AT). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 110 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 8 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £798,000 is 21.8% above the 2019 sale price. Sold October 2019 for £655,000.