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About Finchfield
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Finchfield is a four-bedroom detached house in Highleigh, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Chichester HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 157 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (194 m² median across 13 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £860,000.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Finchfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Finchfield, Highleigh Road, Highleigh, Chichester, PO20 7NR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Finchfield has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2014ExtensionOutlineGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (a) rear extension - 5 m (b) maximum height 3.7 m (c) height at eaves - 2.4 m.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Finchfield valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£863,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2024)
£860,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Highleigh Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Finchfield is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,478
Street avg £4,304
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 208 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO20 7NR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 26 points of interest in total.
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