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About Hermitage Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hermitage Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in North Mundham, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 1JY). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 sits 55.7% above the 2004 sale of £302,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 23.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 4 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hermitage Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hermitage Cottage, Post Office Lane, North Mundham, Chichester, PO20 1JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hermitage Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2005ExtensionFullPERMIT
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear of cottage.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2004)
£302,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Post Office Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Hermitage Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,119
Street avg £3,723
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO20 1JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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