4 Cooks Mead, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PU
About 4 Cooks Mead
4 Cooks Mead is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4PU). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £484,000 is 30.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 34.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (March 2015).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Cooks Mead'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2019Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Conversion of loft into habitable living space with the installation of a rear dormer (Lawful Development Certificate Proposed)
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/0803
- Jul 2012ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single-storey rear link extension, dormer extension and roof light and alterations including replacement uPVC windows (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed)
- Agent
- Green Design
New Windows- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/12/0952
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Cooks Mead
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Cooks Mead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£484,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.7% per year over 3 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 13.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
27 March 2015Most recent
£370,000
+49.8%over 3 years31 January 2012
£247,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4PU: £330,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in RH12 4PU
16 Cooks Mead, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PU
Sold Oct 2024
£185,0002 Cooks Mead, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PU
Sold Sept 2020
£330,0003 Cooks Mead, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PU
Sold May 2018
£355,00012 Cooks Mead, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PU
Sold Nov 2016
£450,0001 Cooks Mead, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PU
Sold Mar 2012
£265,000
Everything we know about 4 Cooks Mead, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cooks Mead homes
On floor area, 4 Cooks Mead stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,394
Street avg £3,351
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
The Star — 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB