5 Leith View Cottages, Dorking Road, Kingsfold, Horsham, RH12 3SB
About 5 Leith View Cottages
5 Leith View Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Kingsfold, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 3SB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 78 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2021–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2021. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £430,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemlpg
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Leith View Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A a two-storey rear extension application was refused at 5 Leith View Cottages in 2021.
- Jul 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two-storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed).
- Agent
- Cranleigh Planning and Architecture
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/0587
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Leith View Cottages
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
5 Leith View Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.6% per year over 2 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 20.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
20 January 2023Most recent
£430,000
+37.8%over 1 year5 May 2021
£312,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 3SB: £400,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RH12 3SB
The Gables, Dorking Road, Kingsfold, Horsham, RH12 3SB
Sold Oct 2025
£455,0001 Leith View Cottages, Dorking Road, Kingsfold, Horsham, RH12 3SB
Sold Jun 2021
£440,000The Gardens, Dorking Road, Kingsfold, Horsham, RH12 3SB
Sold Dec 2018
£367,5002 Myrtle Cottages, Dorking Road, Kingsfold, Horsham, RH12 3SB
Sold Jul 2017
£263,0003 Broadwood Cottages, Dorking Road, Kingsfold, Horsham, RH12 3SB
Sold Oct 2016
£360,000
Everything we know about 5 Leith View Cottages, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Dorking Road homes
Price per m² for 5 Leith View Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,513
Street avg £3,687
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.1 km
The Owl — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB