Letter Box Cottage, GU28 0LB

Letter Box Cottage is a 99 m² / 1,066 sq ft detached home in Petworth. It sold for £579,000 in January 2011. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £858k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £362k to £564k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 2 July 2026.

Property data
Sale history
£579,000 on Jan 2011
Internal area
99 square metres (1,066 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £5,848 per square metre (£543 per square foot) in Jan 2011. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £8,671 per square metre (£806 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Jan 2011 £579,000 £5,848 £858,442 £8,671

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 99 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.

Valuation
The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £858,442. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Petworth are now selling for between £3,660 and £5,700 per square metre (£340 and £529 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 99 m², this implies a valuation between £362,000 and £564,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached
Council tax band
na
Planning applications
Planning ref:
December 2020 SDNP/20/05099/DCOND
Type:
Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
Status:
Application approved
Address:
Letter Box Cottage High Street Duncton
Description:
Discharge of conditions 3,4 & 8 to permission SDNP/20/03257/HOUS.
Planning ref:
October 2020 SDNP/20/03258/LIS
Type:
Heritage application - conservation issues and listed buildings
Status:
Application withdrawn before a decision was taken
Address:
Letter Box Cottage High Street Duncton
Description:
Erection of a detached double garage.
Planning ref:
October 2020 SDNP/20/03257/HOUS
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application approved
Address:
Letter Box Cottage High Street Duncton
Description:
Erection of a detached double garage.
Planning ref:
July 2014 14/03600/PENP
Type:
Unknown type
Status:
Decision has yet to be made
Address:
Letter Box Cottage High Street Duncton Petworth West Susse
Description:
HBA Advice: replacement windows.
EPC Inspections
Summary:
29 July 2010 - energy performance certificate grade F
Reason for EPC:
None
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
None , has 6 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
Area:
99 sqm (1,066 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Frequently asked questions

Letter Box Cottage is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.

  • HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £858,442.
  • Based on an internal area of 99 m² and recent prices in Petworth, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £362,000 to £564,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, Letter Box Cottage last sold for £579,000 in January 2011.

HouseMetric shows Letter Box Cottage as 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 3 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is F, from an inspection dated 29 July 2010. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

Letter Box Cottage is in postcode GU28 0LB, in Petworth. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for GU28 0LB or analysis of the Petworth property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 2 July 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.