Flat 2, 20 Lavant Road, Chichester, PO19 5RG

Flat 2 is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Chichester (PO19 5RG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 115 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 85–198 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 214.5% above the 2000 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 58.5% below the postcode norm. At 115 m² it sits well below the postcode median (193 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.