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Grove Cottage, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
206 m²
2217 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Grove Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Grove Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4PR). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £839,000 is 21.6% above the 2017 sale price.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Grove Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Grove Cottage, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Grove Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    2 Storey rear and single extensions.

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/06/1556
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£839,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£690,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 August 2017Most recent

    £690,000

    +72.5%over 12 years

  2. 13 October 2004

    £400,000

    +45.5%over 3 years

  3. 6 June 2001

    £274,999

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4PR: £910,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Horsham Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Grove Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£3,350

Street avg £4,505

Below

Floor Area

206 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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Area

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.
Full Horsham report

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

0.2 km

Star Cottages — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Rusper Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for RH12 4PR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH12 4PR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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