Birchin Cottage, Wallage Lane, Rowfant, Crawley, RH10 4NH
About Birchin Cottage
Birchin Cottage is a semi-detached house in Rowfant, Crawley, Crawley (RH10 4NH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 997 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (171 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Birchin Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Birchin Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Birchin Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£515,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in RH10 4NH: £150,000 (1995–1995).
Nearby sales in RH10 4NH
Versus other Wallage Lane homes
Birchin Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 196 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 15.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
1.2 km
Sandy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Fairway Infant School, Copthorne. 4 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
40.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB







