5 Church Cottages, High Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PX
About 5 Church Cottages
5 Church Cottages is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4PX). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since December 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 is 13.6% above the 2018 sale price. Last sale on file: £523,000 in August 2018.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Church Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Church Cottages, High Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PX
- Aug 2015ConservatoryOutlineOutcome in report
Proposed new roof to conservatory (Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed)
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/15/1134
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Sales history & valuation
5 Church Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 5 years.
£523,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2018Most recent
£523,000
+66.0%over 5 years8 April 2013
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4PX: £467,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in RH12 4PX
3 Church Cottages, High Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PX
Sold Sept 2024
£445,0004 Church Cottages, High Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PX
Sold Oct 2022
£530,0002 Normans Cottages, High Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PX
Sold Apr 2022
£550,0001 Church Cottages, High Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PX
Sold Dec 2021
£467,500Rusper Village Stores, Flat 1, High Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PX
Sold Nov 2019
£387,500
Versus other High Street homes
Floor Area for 5 Church Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,709
Street avg £4,806
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 10.5 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
0.1 km
Star Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rusper Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







