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About Salterns
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Salterns is a five-bedroom detached house in Birdham, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 301 m² (around 3240 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and a loft.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,946,000 is 29.2% below the 2025 sale of £2,750,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£849/sq ft) was about 134.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 301 m² the property is well over the postcode median (181 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £2,750,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- 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.
Salterns's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Salterns, Lock Lane, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2009FullPERMIT
Double detached car port.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Salterns valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,946,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£2,750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Lock Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Salterns lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,136
Street avg £7,125
Floor Area
301 m²
Street avg 461 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 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
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chichester district page.
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
0.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO20 7BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 23 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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