Stone Cottage, Forest Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH12 4SZ
About Stone Cottage
Stone Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Colgate, Horsham, Horsham (RH12 4SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1817 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2009–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £930,000 is 17.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 46.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in September 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Stone Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Stone Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Stone Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£930,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 7 years.
£790,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2016Most recent
£790,000
+17.9%over 6 years18 March 2010
£670,000
+47.3%over 6 months14 September 2009
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH12 4SZ: £475,000 (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
£475,000Forest 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 Stone 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
Stone Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,680
Street avg £3,549
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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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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