Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Hills Place Cottages, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 Hills Place Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Hills Place Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4PR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a basement.
Across 2015–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 is 16.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 30.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £396,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Hills Place Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 March 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Mar 2020from Apr 2010
EPC improved fromF32toE40
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
AveragePoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows
PoorAverage
Window efficiency improved
Low Energy Lighting
0%41%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Hills Place Cottages, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Hills Place Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2020)
£396,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
17 September 2020Most recent
£396,000
+44.0%over 5 years27 March 2015
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4PR: £910,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RH12 4PR
Elsinoro, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Sold Dec 2025
£822,500Millfields Park, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Sold May 2025
£4,000,0002 Hills Place Cottages, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Sold Mar 2025
£375,0002 Millfield, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Sold May 2023
£910,000Grianan, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Sold Mar 2022
£450,000
Versus other Horsham Road homes
Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Hills Place Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £4,557
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Horsham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
276/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Star Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Rusper Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH12 4PR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Hills Place Cottages, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.