What kind of home is 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF?

5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What was the last sold price for 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF?

5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF last sold for £300,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £65,000 in April 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between April 1995 and May 2025, 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF rose from £65,000 to £300,000, a change of £235,000. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 30 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF?

The current EPC rating for 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF is F with a score of 29 out of 100, lodged in June 2023. It has dropped from a E recorded in August 2009. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF?

5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (581 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RH10 3LF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF use?

The latest EPC at 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF records bottled lpg as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF?

5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF in?

5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF sits in Copthorne, Crawley, Crawley. It falls within the RH10 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF?

Police records around 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 54% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF?

The closest primary school to 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF is Fairway Infant School, Copthorne (1.5km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF?

The closest bus stop to 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, RH10 3LF is Cottage Place, 119m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3LF

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

54 m²

581 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 29

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Cottage Place

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Cottage Place is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Copthorne, Crawley, Crawley (RH10 3LF). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

A recent sale: £300,000 in May 2025. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 91% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2023

EPC Rating

F29

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2023from Aug 2009

EPC improved fromE47toF29

Main Fuel

GasLPG

Fuel source changed

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

7%60%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Cottage Place, Copthorne Common, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Cottage Place 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 5 Cottage Place has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£291,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 30 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£300,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

28 May 2025Most recent
£300,000
+25.0%over 10 years
20 February 2015
£240,000
+27.7%over 2 years
22 March 2012
£188,000
+116.1%over 13 years
30 October 1998
£87,000
+33.8%over 3 years
27 April 1995
£65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH10 3LF: £315,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in RH10 3LF

On the street

Versus other Copthorne Common homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Cottage Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,556

Street avg £2,997

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cottage Place — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Fairway Infant School, Copthorne. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH10 3LF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH10 3LF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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