Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blackfriars, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Swimming pool1 planning record
Estimated value
£1,588,000
- Since the 2019 sale (£1,200,000)+32%
- Against RH12 4QA's recent median (£1,070,000)+48%
Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
261 m²
2809 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£1,588,000
- Against its 2019 sale (£1,200,000)+32%
- Against RH12 4QA's recent median (£1,070,000)+48%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blackfriars is modelled from its 261 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RH12 4QA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
261 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2026
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in RH12 4QA
5 sales, median £1,070,000 (2025–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Blackfriars valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
9 January 2019Most recent
£1,200,000
+33.5%over 13 years14 November 2005
£899,000
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
£1,070,000Benhams Barn, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold May 2022
£1,155,000Howells Gill, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold May 2021
£650,000Little Benhams, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
Sold Sept 2018
£1,325,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Blackfriars, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Environmental risk flaggedIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Blackfriars
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blackfriars is a five-bedroom detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4QA). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,588,000 is 32.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,200,000 in January 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Swimming poolYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Blackfriars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2026
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 February 2036
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2017from Mar 2010
EPC improved fromF31toE52
Windows
SingleFull Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
12%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blackfriars, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Blackfriars, Friday Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4QA
1decisions14documents6nearby
- May 2022OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a detached oak framed garage/storage building with home office and WC within the roof space.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/2534
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Versus other Friday Street homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Blackfriars stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,598
Street avg £5,147
Floor Area
261 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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
276/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.
Nearest schools
- Rusper Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
Nearest stops
- Horsham RoadBus stop1.4km
- The OwlBus stop1.5km
- AshfoldsBus stop1.6km
- The OaksBus stop1.7km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,282 reports31%
- Anti-social Behaviour902 reports22%
- Shoplifting681 reports16%
- Criminal Damage & Arson315 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasPermanent outbuildings
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Blackfriars is modelled from its 261 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in RH12 4QA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Blackfriars. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Blackfriars was lodged in February 2026 at band E and is valid until February 2036. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Blackfriars. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 12 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RH12 4QA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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