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3 sales on record
About Chapel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chapel Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Earnley, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7JG). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chichester HPI: 3.2% per year against 0.2% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£589/sq ft) was about 104.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £900,000 in September 2025. 8 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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
- 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.
Chapel Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chapel Cottage, Bookers Lane, Earnley, Chichester, PO20 7JG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Chapel Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2021Tree WorksTreesNOT TO PREPARE A TREE PRESERVATION ORDER
Notification of intention to remove 1 no. lower branch (ref A in the submitted photo) and crown reduce (all round) back to previous pruning points on 1 no. Oak tree (T1) and crown reduce back to previous pruning points (all round) on 1 no. Weeping Willow tree (T2).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Chapel Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£970,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2025)
£900,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bookers Lane homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Chapel Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,338
Street avg £3,377
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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 7JG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 30 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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Common questions
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