Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Hills Place Cottages, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 3 Hills Place Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Hills Place Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4PR). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 103% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Apr 2018EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 April 2028
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Hills Place Cottages, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 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.
Price for 3 Hills Place Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2017)
£335,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2017Most recent
£335,000
+35.6%over 3 years27 February 2014
£247,000
+20.5%over 8 years30 June 2005
£205,000
+201.5%over 8 years26 March 1997
£68,000
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.
On co₂ emissions, 3 Hills Place Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,091
Street avg £4,466
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
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