4 Fir Cottages, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
About 4 Fir Cottages
4 Fir Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colgate, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £609,000 is 28.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 16.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Fir Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Fir Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension with internal alterations.
- Agent
- M & J DESIGN SERVICES LTD
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/0107
- Aug 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey side extension and erection of part single and part two storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration to front elevation. Erection of detached 2 1/2 storey dwelling to the southwest of 4 Forest Road, with the creation of additional vehicular access to Forest Road
- Agent
- Fulcrum Design
- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/1215
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Fir Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£609,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 2 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
18 May 2017Most recent
£475,000
+21.8%over 1 year10 September 2015
£389,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4SZ: £635,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in RH12 4SZ
2 St Saviours Chase, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
Sold Oct 2021
£635,000Oaks, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
Sold Oct 2017
£835,000Stone Cottage, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
Sold Sept 2016
£790,000Forest Farm House, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
Sold Dec 2015
£425,000Highweald, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
Sold May 2013
£635,000
Everything we know about 4 Fir Cottages, 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 Forest Road homes
4 Fir Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,893
Street avg £3,811
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
0.5 km
The Dragon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Colgate Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB