Post Office Cottage South, Chilgrove, Chichester, PO18 9HU
About Post Office Cottage South
Post Office Cottage South is an end-of-terrace house in Chilgrove, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 9HU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 876 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £810,000 is 16.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£792/sq ft) was about 335.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £694,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Post Office Cottage South's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Post Office Cottage South has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2023PorchFullIn report
Oak framed open porch on South Elevation, fenestration changes (to include new stable door, french door with brick quoining and blocking in of first floor window) on West Elevation.
- Agent
- John Brown Architecture Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/04291/HOUS
- Dec 2012OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of stables incorporating tack room and fodder store.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/12/02365/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Post Office Cottage South
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£810,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£694,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 June 2021Most recent
£694,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO18 9HU: £280,000 (2022–2004).
Nearby sales in PO18 9HU
Chilgrove House, Flat 5, Chilgrove, Chichester, PO18 9HU
Sold Nov 2022
£280,000Plantation Cottage, Chilgrove, Chichester, PO18 9HU
Sold Dec 2017
£1,668,000Chilgrove House, Flat 3, Chilgrove, Chichester, PO18 9HU
Sold Mar 2016
£145,000Chilgrove Farm, Chilgrove, Chichester, PO18 9HU
Sold Oct 2015
£919,000Chilgrove House, Flat 2, Chilgrove, Chichester, PO18 9HU
Sold Apr 2004
£275,000
Everything we know about Post Office Cottage South, 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 the street
Price per m² for Post Office Cottage South runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,528
Street avg £4,171
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.7 km
The White Horse — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
West Dean 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB