Chequered Oak House, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
About Chequered Oak House
Chequered Oak House is a detached house in Rowhook, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 3PY). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1903 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
14 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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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 House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chequered Oak House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2013FullIn report
Replacement of three storage buildings with one equipment storage building
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/13/1058
- Aug 2012OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed swimming pool and summer house to garden (Full Planning)
- Agent
- BJW Architectural
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/12/1132
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Chequered Oak House
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Chequered Oak House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,009,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 3PY: £650,000 (2021–2015).
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
£550,000Chequered Oak Bungalow, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
Sold Dec 2018
£740,0003 Stane Street Cottages, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
Sold Mar 2015
£462,500Talbot Cottage, Rowhook Road, Rowhook, Horsham, RH12 3PY
Sold May 2008
£385,000
Everything we know about Chequered Oak House, 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 epc rating, Chequered Oak House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 204 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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