Sparrow Cottage, Bell Lane, PO20 7HZ
Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane is a detached home in Birdham. It sold for £640,000 in January 2015. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 4 August 2026.
Property data
- Sale history
-
£640,000 on Jan 2015 (est. today's value: £859,418)
- Floor plan
-
Archived estate agent floor plan for Sparrow Cottage, Bell Lane.
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Type
- Detached
- Council tax band
- G
- Plot size
- 3,432 square metres (36,942 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Archived listings
Planning applications
- Planning ref:
- December 2022 22/00923/LBC
- Type:
- Heritage application - conservation issues and listed buildings
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane Earnley West Sussex
- Description:
- Internal alterations at lower ground level to services, partitions, joinery and resetting and cleaning flagstones.
- Planning ref:
- August 2022 22/00922/DOM
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane Earnley West Sussex
- Description:
- Replacement single/double glazed windows and doors.
- Planning ref:
- September 2018 18/01637/DOC
- Type:
- Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane Earnley
- Description:
- Discharge of Condition 5: Before commencement of the development, a 'Construction Traffic Management Plan' shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with the Highway Authority (as attached to planning permission 17/02470/1 granted 29 May 2018)
- Planning ref:
- January 2018 17/03548/TCA
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Application refused
- Address:
- Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane Earnley
- Description:
- Notification of intention to pollard (down to old would points) and crown thin by 10-15% to approx 10-12no. Crack Willow trees (Marked as A1).
- Planning ref:
- January 2018 17/03490/TCA
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Application refused
- Address:
- Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane Earnley
- Description:
- Notification of intention to pollard down to 1.5 m (back to old wound points) on 1 no. Crack Willow hedgerow (marked on the plan as A1). Pollard down to 1.5 m on 5 no. Crack Willow trees (marked on the plan as A2) and 1 no. Poplar tree (marked on the plan B1).
EPC Inspections
- Summary:
- 11 July 2013 - energy performance certificate grade F
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- Marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 3 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 84 sqm (904 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Granite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, no insulation. Heating: Electric storage heaters.
- Summary:
- 23 June 2011 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- Marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Unknown
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 6 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 165 sqm (1,776 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Thatched, with additional insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, oil.
Frequently asked questions
According to HM Land Registry price paid data, Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane last sold for
£640,000 in
January 2015.
The bedroom count is shown as 4 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 11 July 2013.
EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.
When we last checked, Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane was in council tax band G.
Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest
Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.
Sparrow Cottage Bell Lane is in postcode PO20 7HZ, in Birdham.
You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for
Bell Lane, PO20 7HZ
or
analysis of the Birdham property market.
HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data.
The data were last updated 4 August 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.
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