Ruskins, Lynwick Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3DJ

Ruskins is a three-bedroom detached house in Rudgwick, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2021); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £815,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.