2 Fay Cottages, Faygate Lane, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SN
About 2 Fay Cottages
2 Fay Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Faygate, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4SN). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £719,000 is 22.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 95.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
2 Fay Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 2 Fay Cottages, Faygate Lane, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SN
- Dec 2002FullOutcome in report
Retrospective application for loose boxes hay store and sandschoolSite: 2 Fay Cottages Faygate Lane Faygate
Retrospective- Reference
- RS/67/02
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2006Decision
- ExtensionJun 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 Fay Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£719,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 17 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
8 June 2016Most recent
£585,000
+17.0%over 7 years30 January 2009
£499,999
+75.4%over 6 years8 September 2002
£285,000
+54.1%over 3 years22 December 1998
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4SN: £850,000 (2020–2003).
Nearby sales in RH12 4SN
Seers Croft, Faygate Lane, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SN
Sold Dec 2020
£1,520,000The Willow Tree, Faygate Lane, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SN
Sold Sept 2019
£1,350,0003 Fay Cottages, Faygate Lane, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SN
Sold Jul 2007
£241,500Carylls Lodge, Faygate Lane, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SN
Sold Nov 2005
£550,000
Versus other Faygate Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 2 Fay Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 242 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 13.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Faygate Wood Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Rusper Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB







