Fosters Cottage, Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
About Fosters Cottage
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2025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
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2024ExtensionFullIn 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
- Apr 2014ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Demolition of existing extension and replacement with conservatory (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/14/0352
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Fosters Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£415,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 April 2006Most recent
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 3JA: £360,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in RH12 3JA
4 Forge Cottages, Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
Sold May 2025
£365,0003 Forge Cottages, Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
Sold Jun 2014
£300,0001 Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
Sold Dec 2013
£376,500The House In The Orchard, Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
Sold Oct 2013
£360,0002 Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
Sold Oct 2005
£280,000
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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 Forge Lane homes
On price per m², Fosters Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,207
Street avg £4,015
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB