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About Hawkesbury Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hawkesbury Cottage is a detached house in Birdham, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 7QN). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 230 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hawkesbury Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hawkesbury Cottage, Alandale Road, Birdham, Chichester, PO20 7QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2023Solar PanelsFullPERMIT
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hawkesbury 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£958,000
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 Alandale Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Hawkesbury Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
230 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PO20 7QN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 26 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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