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

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
217 m²
2336 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Laurel Cottage

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

Laurel Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4PR). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2026. At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in May 2016. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 is 26.8% above the 2016 sale price.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2025

Current Certificate
May 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 May 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

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

An application for partial demolition is currently awaiting a decision.

1 application on record at Laurel Cottage, Horsham Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PR

1 live now
0decisions5documents6nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Mar 2026
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of replacement outbuilding, and replacement of existing gates.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/26/0455
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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.

Price for Laurel Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£824,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£649,950

Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 May 2016Most recent

    £649,950

    +58.5%over 11 years

  2. 11 May 2005

    £410,000

    +821.3%over 8 years

  3. 6 June 1996

    £44,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4PR: £910,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Horsham Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Laurel Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,995

Street avg £4,601

Strongly below

Floor Area

217 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£483k

1 Church Cottages, High Street, Rusper

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£442k

1 Ash Cottages, East Street, Rusper

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£426k

1 Ashurst Close

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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

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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A Local Area 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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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