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 (77 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 £1,145,000 is 19.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 20.5% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Apr 2019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
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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.
£1,145,000
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
1 Ash Cottages, East Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RB
Sold Aug 2025
£410,0003 East Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RB
Sold Apr 2022
£212,5005 East Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RB
Sold Dec 2021
£396,0004 East Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RB
Sold Aug 2021
£400,0002 East Street, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RB
Sold Jun 2021
£348,000
Versus other East Street homes
On epc rating, Orchards stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,210
Street avg £3,832
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
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







