Fern Cottage, Lambs Green, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RG
About Fern Cottage
Fern Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4RG). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since July 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £588,000 sits 117.8% above the 2005 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 61.7% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 185 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Fern Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Fern Cottage has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and alterations to roof.
- Agent
- Brett Incorporated Limited
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/0889
- Jan 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey side extension, roof alterations and a single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Brett Incorporated Limited
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/15/2458
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Fern Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.4% per year over 7 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 19.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 July 2005Most recent
£270,000
+151.2%over 6 years16 February 1999
£107,500
+26.5%23 December 1998
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4RG: £497,500 (2024–2018).
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Sold Mar 2024
£2,150,000Ivy Cottage, Lambs Green, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RG
Sold Mar 2021
£530,000Elms, Lambs Green, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RG
Sold Aug 2017
£810,000Woodreeves, Lambs Green, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RG
Sold Jun 2017
£935,000
Everything we know about Fern Cottage, 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
Versus other Lambs Green homes
On price per m², Fern Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,459
Street avg £5,065
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 9.6 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
0.0 km
The Lamb — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Rusper Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB