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1 planning record
About Dowlands Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Dowlands Cottage is a detached house in Copthorne, Crawley, Crawley (RH10 3HX). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced Crawley HPI: 14.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £857,000 in September 2019.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Dowlands Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Nov 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Dowlands Cottage, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2015ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side of property
Erection of two storey extension to west elevation and single storey extension to east elevation.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Dowlands Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2019)
£857,000
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Dowlands Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m²
£4,897
Street avg £3,651
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Crawley district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH10 3HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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