The Square House, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EX

The Square House is a detached house in Compton, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 9EX). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2004–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £906,000 sits 57.6% above the 2009 sale of £575,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 4 EPCs).