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About Tideways
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Tideways is a detached house in Birdham, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 416 m² (around 4478 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 416 m² the property is well over the postcode median (181 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £3,537,000 is 19.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£659/sq ft) was about 82.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £2,950,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Tideways's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Tideways, Lock Lane, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Tideways was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2025ApplicationNO OBJECTION
Application Number: MLA/2024/00312 Location: Tideways, Lock Lane, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7BB Proposal: Like for like replacement timber sea wall
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£3,537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£2,950,000
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.
Tideways outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,091
Street avg £7,636
Floor Area
416 m²
Street avg 438 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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.
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