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

7 Cottage Place is a three-bedroom detached house in Copthorne, Crawley, Crawley (RH10 3LF). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a G (score 2), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 74 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 55% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £345,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.