8 Alder Copse, Horsham, RH12 1LD
About 8 Alder Copse
8 Alder Copse is a semi-detached house in Horsham (RH12 1LD). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Alder Copse has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of a front porch
- Agent
- wpd consultants
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/1662
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Alder Copse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£334,000
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 5 sales in RH12 1LD: £300,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 8 Alder Copse, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Alder Copse homes
EPC Rating for 8 Alder Copse lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Tower Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Arunside School, Horsham. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB