Pine Cottage, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
About Pine Cottage
Pine Cottage is a semi-detached house in Colgate, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2024ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 on previously approved application DC/23/1704
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DISC/24/0044
- Dec 2023FullIn report
Erection of open barn (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/1704
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Pine Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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 4SZ: £635,000 (2021–2015).
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
£835,0004 Fir Cottages, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
Sold May 2017
£475,000Stone Cottage, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
Sold Sept 2016
£790,000Forest Farm House, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
Sold Dec 2015
£425,000
Everything we know about Pine Cottage, 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
Floor Area for Pine Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.5 km
The Dragon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Colgate Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB