The House In The Orchard, Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
About The House In The Orchard
The House In The Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 3JA). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 111 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 is 42.2% above the 2013 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
The House In The Orchard sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2010New BuildFullIn report
Construction of 1 detached 4-bedroom house with integral garage (land adjoining The House In The Orchard)
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/10/1436
- Mar 2007New BuildFullIn report
Erection of detached 4 x bed dwelling
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/07/0088
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The House In The Orchard valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 2013Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 3JA: £305,000 (2025–2012).
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
£376,500Fosters Cottage, Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
Sold Apr 2006
£415,0002 Forge Lane, Old Guildford Road, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, RH12 3JA
Sold Oct 2005
£280,000
Everything we know about The House In The Orchard, 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 Forge Lane homes
On epc rating, The House In The Orchard runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,243
Street avg £3,808
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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