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About Croft Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Croft Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in South Mundham, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 1NB). It has a recorded floor area of 368 m² (around 3961 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chichester HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,398,000 is 47.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 21% below the postcode norm. At 368 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Croft Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Croft Cottage, Bowley Lane, South Mundham, Chichester, PO20 1NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2008DemolitionFullPERMIT
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Croft Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2014)
£950,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bowley Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Croft Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,582
Street avg £5,797
Floor Area
368 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
0.8 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO20 1NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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