Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Rose Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Faygate, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4SE). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2015); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (232 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 April 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 Rose Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
1 Rose Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4SE: £850,000 (2018–2004).
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Sold Oct 2018
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Sold Sept 2015
Holmbush House, East Wing, Crawley Road, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SE
Sold Apr 2012
Holmbush House, Crawley Road, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SE
Sold Feb 2004
1 Rose Farm Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 229 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 11.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Holmbush Farm Layby — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Kilnwood Vale Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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