Spring Cottage, Capel Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PZ
About Spring Cottage
Spring Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 is 30% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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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 gardenYes
- Garagedouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Sept 2013ConversionFullIn report
Proposed garage loft conversion
- Agent
- Brownlee McCulloch Architects
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/13/1053
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Spring Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£793,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2017Most recent
£610,000
+47.0%over 7 years17 February 2010
£415,000
+48.2%over 8 years23 March 2001
£280,000
+64.8%over 3 years19 June 1997
£169,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4PZ: £510,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RH12 4PZ
April Cottage, Capel Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PZ
Sold Nov 2024
£725,0001 Six Acre View, Capel Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PZ
Sold Sept 2024
£293,500Rusper Nunnery, North Lodge, Capel Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PZ
Sold Feb 2024
£7,500The Mount, Capel Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PZ
Sold Nov 2023
£550,500Rivendale, Capel Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PZ
Sold Feb 2020
£510,000
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Capel Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Spring Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,919
Street avg £4,325
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
1.4 km
Ashfolds — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Rusper Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB