Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Motto Cottages, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU
2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 16
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 Motto Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Motto Cottages is a semi-detached house in Barns Green, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 0PU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (September 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 102.5% above the 2021 sale of £200,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £200,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Motto Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G16
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 April 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jul 2017from Sept 2015
EPC improved fromF35toD65
Heating System
Room HeatersGas Boiler
Upgraded to gas central heating
Main Fuel
ElectricGas
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating Controls
ThermostatFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System
Hot water system upgraded
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low Energy Lighting
53%9%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Apr 2025from Jul 2017
EPC improved fromD65toG16
Heating System
Gas BoilerRoom Heaters
Heating system changed
Main Fuel
GasElectric
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating Controls
FullThermostat
Heating controls changed
Hot Water
Main SystemImmersion (Off-Peak)
Hot water system changed
Low Energy Lighting
9%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Motto Cottages, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 1 Motto Cottages.
2 applications on record at 1 Motto Cottages, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU
2decisions1extensions34documents6nearby
- Feb 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear and side extension
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/2318
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsOct 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 0PU: £684,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH13 0PU
1 New Cottages, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU
Sold May 2025
£475,000The Crickets, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU
Sold Jan 2025
£684,0002 Myrtle Cottages, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU
Sold Mar 2021
£475,000Sillwood House, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU
Sold Sept 2020
£1,060,000Sandhills, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU
Sold Aug 2020
£760,000
Versus other Sandhills Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 1 Motto Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,818
Street avg £3,407
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Horsham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
118/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Recreation Ground — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barns Green Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH13 0PU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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