Chequered Oak Bungalow, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
About Chequered Oak Bungalow
Chequered Oak Bungalow is a detached house in Rowhook, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 3PY). It has a recorded floor area of 300 m² (around 3229 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
At 300 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,212,000 sits 63.8% above the 2018 sale of £740,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 15.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: December 2018 at £740,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chequered Oak Bungalow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chequered Oak Bungalow has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2019ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/19/0887 (Erection of a single storey side/rear extension with habitable living space in loft and the erection of a porch extension) amendments to all proposed windows and door, replacing them with double glazed windows and doors.
- Agent
- Michael Hemmings Building Design
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/2195
- Sept 2019PorchAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
Non Material Amendment to previously approved application DC/19/0887 (Erection of a single storey side/rear extension with habitable living space in loft and the erection of a porch) Installation of an additional window in the proposed en-suite bathroom and to replace the proposed bifold doors in the new living area with french doors and side lights.
- Agent
- Michael Hemmings Building Design
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/1810
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Chequered Oak Bungalow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,212,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£740,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2018Most recent
£740,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 3PY: £550,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in RH12 3PY
Marlstone Cottage, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
Sold Feb 2021
£774,5002 Stane Street Cottages, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
Sold Jul 2020
£550,0003 Stane Street Cottages, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
Sold Mar 2015
£462,500Talbot Cottage, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
Sold May 2008
£385,0004 Stane Street Cottages, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
Sold Feb 2005
£387,500
Everything we know about Chequered Oak Bungalow, 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 Rowhook Road homes
On floor area, Chequered Oak Bungalow stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,467
Street avg £3,087
Floor Area
300 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.5 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
0.0 km
The Chequers Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Slinfold CofE Primary School and Pre School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB