Lavender Cottage, School Lane, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EZ
About Lavender Cottage
Lavender Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Compton, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 9EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,540,000 is 10% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£861/sq ft) was about 181.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold December 2022 for £1,400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Lavender Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Lavender Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to crown reduce by up to 2m (height and widths) on 1 no. Beech tree.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/04676/TCA
- May 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of intention to remove 2 no. major stems on western sector (back to 1m from the main stem) and crown reduce remaining canopy by 20% on 1 no. Beech tree (marked on plan as no. 6).
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/16/01209/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Lavender 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
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Lavender Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,540,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2022Most recent
£1,400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 9EZ: £497,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in PO18 9EZ
1 Old School House, School Lane, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EZ
Sold Apr 2024
£550,0005 School Lane, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EZ
Sold Aug 2021
£675,0006 School Lane, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EZ
Sold Dec 2011
£497,0003 Old School House, School Lane, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EZ
Sold Sept 2006
£245,0003 School Lane, Compton, Chichester, PO18 9EZ
Sold Mar 2000
£149,250
Everything we know about Lavender 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
Versus other School Lane homes
Price per m² for Lavender Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,272
Street avg £3,709
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Coach and Horses — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Compton and Up Marden CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB