Elm Trees, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX
About Elm Trees
Elm Trees is a detached house in Copthorne, Crawley, Crawley (RH10 3HX). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
It hasn't traded since October 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,058,000 sits 264.8% above the 1998 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 60.4% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Elm Trees's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Elm Trees has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Elm Trees's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,058,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 October 1998Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH10 3HX: £720,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in RH10 3HX
Little Cophall, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX
Sold Aug 2021
£720,0003 Effingham Croft, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX
Sold Oct 2019
£385,000Dowlands Cottage, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX
Sold Sept 2019
£857,000Merrilea, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX
Sold Nov 2017
£772,5002 Effingham Croft, Dowlands Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HX
Sold Oct 2015
£295,000
Versus other Dowlands Lane homes
Elm Trees is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,374
Street avg £3,849
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Snow Hill Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Copthorne CofE Junior School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







