Orchards, East Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RB
About Orchards
Orchards is a four-bedroom detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4RB). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2022. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2007–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,226,000 is 28.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2018 for £955,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Orchards's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 April 2019
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Planning history
Orchards sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
1 application on record at Orchards, East Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RB
- Oct 2022Tree WorksHeritageOutcome in report
Surgery to 1 x Oak (Works to Trees in Conservation Area).
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/22/1525
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Orchards was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,226,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.7% per year over 11 years.
£955,000
Growth on file: -1.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
15 October 2018Most recent
£955,000
-17.0%over 11 years11 October 2007
£1,150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4RB: £396,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RH12 4RB
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Sold Dec 2021
£396,0004 East Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RB
Sold Aug 2021
£400,000
Versus other East Street homes
On habitable rooms, Orchards stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,210
Street avg £3,510
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.1 km
The Star — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Rusper Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







