Orchards, Wallage Lane, Rowfant, Crawley, RH10 4NJ

Orchards is a four-bedroom detached house in Rowfant, Crawley, Crawley (RH10 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 491 m² (around 5285 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2018) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 491 m² the property is well over the postcode median (348 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £2,118,000 sits 148.4% above the 2007 sale of £852,500. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.