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Fosters Cottage, Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
188 m²
2024 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fosters Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fosters Cottage is a six-bedroom detached house in Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 3JA). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 sits 67.2% above the 2006 sale of £415,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 31.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fosters Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fosters Cottage, Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jul 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property

    Erection of a single storey front and rear extension and first floor side extension.

    Agent
    Eye For Detail Architects
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/24/0701
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2014
    ConservatoryOutline
    In report

    Demolition of existing extension and replacement with conservatory (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/14/0352
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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On the street

Versus other Forge Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Fosters Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,207

Street avg £4,015

Strongly below

Floor Area

188 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Horsham district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Forge Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Shelley Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH12 3JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH12 3JA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH12 3JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 40 points of interest in total.
FAQ

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