# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (PO18 0DA)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 69 MIDHURST ROAD, CHICHESTER, LAVANT, WEST SUSSEX PO18 0DA |
| Price | £700,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 2 |
| Council tax | G |
| Last sold | £645,000 Aug 2023 |

## Description

Barn House offers spacious rooms and a free-flowing layout ideal for a modern lifestyle. The reception hall leads through to a generous double aspect sitting room centred around a fireplace with slate hearth and chimney and with glazed sliding doors opening onto a large garden terrace. The adjoining light-filled dining room is linked via double doors from the sitting room providing the option to create a large entertaining space. There is also an internal door from the dining room across the hall from the kitchen. Fitted with modern, white, base level units and Bosch oven and hob, the kitchen has an archway through to the utility space allowing ample room for informal dining and a further storage area beyond. For home-workers, an office provides a useful retreat during the daytime and, along with a cloakroom, completes the ground floor accommodation. The first floor affords an elevated outlook across the downland landscape and the landing gives access to the four bedrooms, all with fitted wardrobes and a modern family bathroom. The spacious double aspect principal bedroom enjoys views over the countryside and benefits from an en suite bathroom and dressing area. There is a large loft that could be converted to provide further living space, subject to planning.

A brick wall, with greenery over, fronts the road with access onto a gravelled driveway providing parking and leads to a detached double garage. A series of steps rises to the porch at the front doorway, with raised planted beds and a timber pergola with rambling Wisteria, providing an attractive feature to the entrance. To the rear is a large paved terrace with easterly aspect and mature shrubs, specimen trees and perennial planting frame an area laid to lawn and climbing plants adorn the rear elevations of the house.

We are advised planning permission has been granted for a single storey extension to the rear, an open veranda across the front elevation of the property and electric gates at the entrance.  (Ref SDNP/21/04940/HOUS). The plans include alterations to the internal ground floor layout and an additional upstairs ensuite bathroom.

Barn House is situated on the southern fringes of the South Downs National Park in sought-after Lavant providing the ideal setting for walking and nature enthusiasts. With two popular public houses, two churches and a village hall, the village also has access to the Centurion Way pedestrian/cycle path which offers a route into Chichester in one direction and beautiful West Dean in the other. West Stoke village is 2 miles away and offers shopping, a café at Design Vintage and Wellies Tea Rooms nearby. A broad range of amenities are available at Chichester, including the Festival Theatre and Pallant House Gallery. Goodwood is less than a mile for motor, horse-racing and golf-enthusiasts. Coastal villages of Chichester Harbour provide sailing and water sports opportunities. A mainline station for commuters in Chichester, and in Havant, for services to London and the south coast. Easy access to the A27 offers links to other major road networks. Well-regarded schooling includes Lavant Primary School, Westbourne House, The Prebendal School and Portsmouth Grammar.

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

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## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/85906074/741730) - EPC Rating Graph

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #10787207
- **Address:** 69 Midhurst Road, Lavant, PO18 0DA
- **Certificate Issued:** 03/02/2015
- **Work Completed:** 22/12/2014
- **Items:** 18 window(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 69 MIDHURST ROAD, LAVANT, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO18 0DA | £645,000 | 29/08/2023 | Detached |
| 69 MIDHURST ROAD, LAVANT, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO18 0DA | £315,000 | 10/01/2001 | Detached |

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £835,921 (19 Detached, PO18, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -16.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Chichester). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,193/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,325/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,458/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Chichester (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,596/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Bungalow, Selham Close, PO19 | £2,500/mo | 4 | 1.06 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,500/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.36% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £312,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £250,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 23.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-532/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -3.1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 21%
- **10y growth:** -21.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Chichester; Detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -4.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 6.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 23.5%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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