City Chase, Flat 8, Needlemakers, Chichester, PO19 7LD

City Chase is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chichester (PO19 7LD). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. At 62 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across City Chase (36–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (57 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Held since February 1995 — that's 31 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. At 62 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 sits 272.4% above the 1995 sale of £54,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 60.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2010. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.