Swallow Barn, Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3BP
About Swallow Barn
Swallow Barn is a detached house in Rudgwick, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 3BP). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2024. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 70). Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2024); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil: heating oil.
At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 29 planning records sit against the property, 20 approved, 6 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include solar panel installation, a basement excavation, an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Swallow Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2024Solar PanelsFullIn report
Installation of a 20kW ground mounted solar array of 44 panels (2 x rows of 22 panels) measuring approximately 2.2m high x 25.6m long x 3.18m wide.
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/2159
- Nov 2021ConditionsIn report
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 to approved application DC/21/0365
- Agent
- Julius Bahn Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DISC/21/0233
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Swallow Barn has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,154,000
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 3BP: £450,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in RH12 3BP
Whitegables Farm, Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3BP
Sold Oct 2023
£3,225,000Farriers, The Coach House, Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3BP
Sold Nov 2020
£450,0002 Brook Cottages, Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3BP
Sold Aug 2017
£300,000Farriers, Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3BP
Sold May 2017
£980,000The Levee, Loxwood Road, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3BP
Sold Nov 2011
£675,000
Everything we know about Swallow Barn, 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 Loxwood Road homes
On epc rating, Swallow Barn stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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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
1.8 km
The Fox — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Rudgwick Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB