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About 4 Chaffer Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Chaffer Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Birdham, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in April 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 87 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 425.4% above the 1997 sale of £63,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 59% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Chaffer Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Mar 2026
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Chaffer Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£63,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Chaffer Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
4 Chaffer Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£724
Street avg £2,009
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO20 7EZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 28 points of interest in total.
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