Stumbleholme Cottage, Rusper Road, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0LQ

Stumbleholme Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Ifield, Crawley, Crawley (RH11 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (229 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 43% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 85.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in June 2013.