Sold STC Detached

STRATHMORE

MAIN ROAD, CHICHESTER, BIRDHAM, WEST SUSSEX PO20 7HU

3 beds 2 baths 1,195 sq ft Listed 16 Feb 2023 (-1206d)

£630,000

Reduced on 21 Apr 2023

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

111 m²

Council tax band

E

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£630,000 Nov 2023

Price per m²

£5,676/m²

Local average

£617,678 (+2%)

Deprivation

Decile 8 (26,147 of 33,755)

Street crime

9 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

  • Chain Free!
  • West facing reception room with large bay window
  • Master bedroom with en-suite shower room
  • 2 further double bedrooms
  • Garden studio including shower room and store, ideal as a home office/bedroom 4
  • Gravel drive and parking with space for several cars
  • Large open plan kitchen/living room with Bi-folding doors

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Chain Free! Recently extensively refurbished and extended detached 3-4 bedroom family home, providing modern, spacious, and light accommodation. Works included new wiring throughout, a new central heating and plumbing system, a new kitchen, and new bathrooms. Externally, the home has been upgraded with double glazing throughout, cedar cladding, rendering and a feature composite front door with glazed side lights. The accommodation briefly includes a generous hall, off which is a cloakroom, the reception room, and stairs to the first floor. The hall leads to the large kitchen/living room from which you instantly get a view of the garden through the bi-fold doors. The kitchen provides a range of base and wall units, an island and integrated oven, microwave, five-ring induction hob and dishwasher, all topped with a stone worktop. The room also features a utility cupboard set up for locating a washing machine. Velux windows add light to the space. A few steps across the patio is the garden studio with its own shower room, making it perfect for a home office or guest accommodation/bedroom 4. The first floor accommodates a large master bedroom with a bay window and en-suite. There are also two further generous bedrooms, a family bathroom, and an airing cupboard. The loft is also accessible, providing storage space. The rear garden can be accessed directly from the kitchen/living room and externally via a generous side passage, also useful for additional parking or the storage of bikes or boats. The Southeast facing garden is laid to lawn and features coastal planting, a new patio, external lighting and power points.

Listed by

Chichester

Bell and Blake

Reference: 86030163

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 06/02/2023

Current heating cost: £532/year

Potential heating cost: £486/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,500

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Performance Certificate

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 28/11/2023 (2 years ago) £630,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
9 TAWNY CLOSE, BIRDHAM, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO20 7FA £490,000 07/01/2026 Detached
Same street WHITESTONE FARM COTTAGES 1 MAIN ROAD, BIRDHAM, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO20 7HU £350,000 11/07/2023 Terraced
2 OLD SCHOOL CLOSE, BIRDHAM, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO20 7ER £502,400 02/11/2022 Detached
14 ROWAN CLOSE, BIRDHAM, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO20 7FF £615,000 13/09/2022 Detached
ASHBROOK BURLOW CLOSE, BIRDHAM, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO20 7ES £655,000 16/08/2022 Detached
GREENWAYS BURLOW CLOSE, BIRDHAM, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO20 7ES £749,500 17/12/2021 Detached
17 TAWNY CLOSE, BIRDHAM, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO20 7FA £460,000 20/09/2021 Detached

Street average: £350,000 (1 sale)

Area average: £578,650 (6 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -0.9%
10y growth 51.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Chichester. Series: Detached. As of March 2026.

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

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Chichester. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,190/mo
Realistic £1,322/mo
Optimistic £1,454/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Chichester.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Chichester: £1,222/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View PO20 7HU

Address

Main Road

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Shop Little Waitrose 0.0 miles
Bus stop Birdham Stores 0.1 miles
Bus stop Pipers Mead 0.1 miles
Shop Nisa Local 0.2 miles
Train station Fishbourne 3.6 miles
University Stockbridge Halls of Residence 3.6 miles
University Fishbourne Hall 3.7 miles
Train station Bosham 3.7 miles
Hospital Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital 4.8 miles
Hospital St Richard's Hospital 4.9 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Anti-social behaviour 2
Drugs 2
Violence and sexual offences 2
Criminal damage and arson 1
Other theft 1
Public order 1
Total incidents 9

Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Birdham CE Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 10 Nov 2022
East Wittering Community Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Good — 18 Jul 2017
Sidlesham Primary School Primary 2.0 miles Requires improvement — 21 Jul 2024
West Wittering Parochial Church of England School Primary 2.7 miles Good — 11 Dec 2022
Bosham Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Good — 16 Dec 2018

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.21%
Max investor price (0.8%) £165,250
Target investor price (1%) £132,200
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).