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 (63 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 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 £750,000 is 23% above the 2017 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 October 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 application on record at Spring Cottage, Capel Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PZ
- Sept 2013ConversionFullOutcome in report
Proposed garage loft conversion
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/13/1053
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Sales history & valuation
Spring Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£750,000
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: £293,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RH12 4PZ
3 Six Acre View, Capel Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4PZ
Sold Jun 2025
£275,000April 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
£550,500
Versus other Capel Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for Spring Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,919
Street avg £4,678
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
276/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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







