3 Church Lane, Funtington, Chichester, PO18 9LH

3 Church Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in Funtington, Chichester, Chichester (PO18 9LH). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a loft. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 134 m² it sits well below the postcode median (207 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 sits 53.6% above the 2015 sale of £470,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015.