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Woodend, Garden Cottage, Downs Road, West Stoke, Chichester, PO18 9BP

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Woodend

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Woodend is a detached house in West Stoke, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 9BP). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -16.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,780,000 sits 14140% above the 2023 sale of £12,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£7/sq ft) was about 97.6% below the postcode norm. At 160 m² it sits well below the postcode median (252 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £12,500.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Woodend's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Woodend, Garden Cottage, Downs Road, West Stoke, Chichester, PO18 9BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Woodend.

  1. Dec 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two-storey rear extension with various alterations including replacement and alterations to fenestration and reconfiguration of parking arrangement.

    Agent
    Hebden Design Studio
    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    SDNP/23/04306/HOUS
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2023
    Porch
    In report

    Single storey side extension, first floor extension to the rear, entrance porch and associated landscape works.

    Agent
    Hebden Design Studio
    Extension
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    SDNP/22/05535/PREO
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Woodend was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,780,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -16.6% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£12,500

Growth on file: -16.6% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 January 2023Most recent

    £12,500

    -99.1%over 1 year
  2. 29 September 2021

    £1,450,000

    +192.9%over 18 years
  3. 29 October 2002

    £495,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 9BP: £858,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Downs Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Woodend lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£78

Street avg £4,503

Strongly below

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 271 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 12.6 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chichester district page.

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

0.9 km

Chapel Corner — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Funtington Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO18 9BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PO18 9BP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PO18 9BP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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