96 First Avenue, Batchmere, Chichester, PO20 7LQ

96 First Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Batchmere, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £859,000 sits 77.1% above the 2014 sale of £485,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 42.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).