Benhams Barn, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
About Benhams Barn
Benhams Barn is a detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,355,000 is 17.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 52.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £1,155,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Benhams Barn'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Benhams Barn has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2020RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing full height doors on the north elevation to sliding doors and fixed glazing above.
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/1245
- Jul 2020ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non Material amendment to previously approved application DC/20/0055 (Replacement of and increase in height of ground floor and first floor windows in bay to front (north) elevation with fixed pane double glazed windows and installation of 3 no. balcony roof windows in rear elevation) Modification to external doors to the lounge on north elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/0609
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Benhams Barn
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 7 years.
£1,155,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
10 May 2022Most recent
£1,155,000
+25.5%over 7 years27 November 2014
£920,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4QA: £1,070,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RH12 4QA
2 Rose Cottages, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold Feb 2025
£490,000Howells, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold Jun 2023
£1,070,000Howells 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 Benhams Barn, 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
Benhams Barn outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,474
Street avg £5,037
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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.
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
41.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB