Rusper House Cottage, Newdigate Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RR
About Rusper House Cottage
Rusper House Cottage is a detached house in Rusper, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4RR). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2019 at £880,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Rusper House Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
6 applications on record at Rusper House Cottage, Newdigate Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RR
- Apr 2003FullOutcome in report
Conversion of and roof extension to workshop to provide residential accommodation for elderly parentsSite: Rusper House Cottage Newdigate Road Rusper
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- RS/12/03
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2012Decision
- ExtensionJul 2012Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Rusper House Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£958,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 13 years.
£880,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
12 September 2019Most recent
£880,000
+38.6%over 12 years1 December 2006
£635,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4RR: £499,000 (2016–2006).
Nearby sales in RH12 4RR
The Cottage, Newdigate Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RR
Sold Jun 2016
£480,000Rusper House Lodge, Newdigate Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RR
Sold Aug 2011
£670,000Squirrel Cottage, Newdigate Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RR
Sold Aug 2009
£490,000Squirrel Barn, Newdigate Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RR
Sold Sept 2006
£520,000Cophatch Farm, Newdigate Road, Rusper, Horsham, RH12 4RR
Sold May 1998
£78,000
Versus other Newdigate Road homes
Years Held for Rusper House Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,860
Street avg £4,495
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
0.9 km
The Star — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Rusper Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







