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Benhams Barn, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA

7 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
211 m²
2271 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Benhams Barn

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Oct 2022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

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Benhams Barn, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Benhams Barn has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Aug 2020
    RenovationFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2020
    ExtensionAmendment
    In 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
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,355,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,155,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 May 2022Most recent

    £1,155,000

    +25.5%over 7 years
  2. 27 November 2014

    £920,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4QA: £1,070,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Friday Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Benhams Barn outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,474

Street avg £5,037

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Floor Area

211 m²

Street avg 156 m²

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Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Horsham district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH12 4QA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH12 4QA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH12 4QA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Benhams Barn, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.