Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Star Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4PR). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 81 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 23.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 37.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
4 Star Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 February 2027
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 4 Star Cottages, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR
Fell 1 No. Sycamore tree (works to trees in a conservation area)
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£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 14 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 14 years.
21 September 2017Most recent
£340,000
+83.8%over 14 years9 July 2003
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4PR: £910,000 (2025–2023).
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On epc rating, 4 Star Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,198
Street avg £4,548
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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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.
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