Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Lawns Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rudgwick, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 3AE). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£466/sq ft) was about 77.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £492,000.
7 Lawns Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 July 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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7 Lawns Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 17 years.
£492,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 17 years.
2 March 2023Most recent
£492,000
+100.4%over 16 years17 March 2006
£245,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 3AE: £385,000 (2024–2018).
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Sold Oct 2024
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Sold Feb 2023
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Sold Nov 2022
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Sold Nov 2018
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Sold May 2018
7 Lawns Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,020
Street avg £4,064
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
276/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Hawkridge — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Rudgwick Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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