2 Rose Cottages, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
About 2 Rose Cottages
2 Rose Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2026. At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (163 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £490,000 — fresh data. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Rose Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026MixedFullIn report
Demolition of existing outbuildings, and erection of double garage with room above.
- Agent
- B + C Architecture
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/26/0482
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
2 Rose Cottages valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 February 2025Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4QA: £1,155,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in RH12 4QA
Howells, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold Jun 2023
£1,070,000Benhams Barn, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold May 2022
£1,155,000Howells Gill, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold May 2021
£650,000Blackfriars, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold Jan 2019
£1,200,000Little Benhams, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold Sept 2018
£1,325,000
Everything we know about 2 Rose Cottages, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Friday Street homes
Years Held for 2 Rose Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £5,097
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
Horsham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 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
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB