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Get started17 Wessex Avenue is a detached house in East Wittering, Chichester, Chichester (PO20 8NP). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Sale prices here have outpaced Chichester HPI: 9.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 is 21.4% below the 2022 sale of £735,500, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£651/sq ft) was about 79.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £735,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Single storey · Rear of property
Latest sale on 17 Wessex Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 24 years.
£735,500
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 24 years.
Price per m² for 17 Wessex Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,005
Street avg £4,515
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Demolition of existing conservatory/sun room for a proposed rear single storey extension.
16 September 2022Most recent
£735,500
+81.6%over 1 year12 February 2021
£405,000
+62.0%over 13 years3 August 2007
£250,000
+194.1%over 8 years21 August 1998
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO20 8NP: £582,000 (2025–2023).
Tarragon Wessex Avenue East Wittering Chichester
Sold Nov 2025
8 Wessex Avenue East Wittering Chichester
Sold Mar 2025
Orchard Cottage Wessex Avenue East Wittering Chichester
Sold Jul 2024
11 Wessex Avenue East Wittering Chichester
Sold Jan 2024
15 Wessex Avenue East Wittering Chichester
Sold Jan 2023
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
PO20 8BQ
Wessex Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
East Wittering Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
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