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Downey Cottage, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU

1 planning record

Estimated value

£469,000

  • Since the 2014 sale (£300,000)+56%
  • Against RH13 0PU's recent median (£475,000)-1%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£469,000

  • Against its 2014 sale (£300,000)+56%
  • Against RH13 0PU's recent median (£475,000)-1%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Downey Cottage is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RH13 0PU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    64 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2013

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2014

  • Recent sales in RH13 0PU

    5 sales, median £475,000 (2025–2020)

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SalesLatest sale shown: May 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Downey Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 February 2014Most recent

    £300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 0PU: £475,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Downey Cottage, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Downey Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Downey Cottage is a detached house in Barns Green, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 0PU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 sits 56.3% above the 2014 sale of £300,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 141.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (February 2014).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2023

Current Certificate
Mar 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 March 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Downey Cottage, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Downey Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Downey Cottage, Sandhills Road, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0PU

1decisions1extensions10documents6nearby
  1. Sept 2014
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    The erection under permitted development of an 8m single storey rear extension (Prior Notification)

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/14/1692
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  • The 10 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Sandhills Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Downey Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£4,688

Street avg £3,146

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

Strongly above
Area

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.
Full Horsham report

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.

Nearest schools

  • Barns Green Primary SchoolPrimary238m
  • Southwater Junior AcademyPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • Recreation GroundBus stop95m
  • Parkers CornerBus stop165m
  • SandhillsBus stop181m
  • The HordensBus stop377m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences646 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour339 reports19%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson170 reports10%
  • Public Order135 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for RH13 0PU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH13 0PU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Mid 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Comparables

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Downey Cottage is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in RH13 0PU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Downey Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Downey Cottage was lodged in March 2013 at band D and expired in March 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Downey Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 27 stops listed are measured in a straight line from RH13 0PU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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