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3 sales on record
About Frances Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Frances Cottage is a semi-detached house in Horham, Eye, Eye (IP21 5EH). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 141% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 6 EPCs). Sold July 2024 for £385,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Frances Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Frances Cottage, Athelington Road, Horham, Eye, IP21 5EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Householder Application - Erection of two storey side and rear extension and detached garage
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2014.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2024)
£385,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Athelington Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Frances Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,695
Street avg £2,052
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Eye district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Thickthorn Farm — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around IP21 5EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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