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About Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Birdham, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Garden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Bell Lane, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2007OutbuildingFullPERMIT
Erection of a garage for high vehicles.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£739,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Bell Lane homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Garden Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO20 7HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.
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