4 Fir Cottages, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ

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.