Willow Cottage, Bashurst Hill, Itchingfield, Horsham, RH13 0NY

Willow Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Itchingfield, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 0NY). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Sale prices here have outpaced Horsham HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 93.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £1,395,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.