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About Marine Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Marine Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Birdham, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7HA). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since October 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Chichester HPI: 33.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 sits 413.3% above the 1996 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 65.7% below the postcode norm.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Marine Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 33.2% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (1996)
£90,000
Growth on file: 33.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
Versus other Crooked Lane homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Marine Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£918
Street avg £3,047
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 107 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO20 7HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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