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Fairlands Cottage, Valewood Lane, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0QJ

Swimming pool3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fairlands Cottage

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

Fairlands Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Barns Green, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since September 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £770,000 sits 85.5% above the 2005 sale of £415,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. At 127 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 18 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • DrivewayYes
  • Swimming poolYes
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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.

Fairlands Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fairlands Cottage, Valewood Lane, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at Fairlands Cottage, Valewood Lane, Barns Green, Horsham, RH13 0QJ

2decisions14documents6nearby
  1. May 2013
    OutbuildingOutline
    Outcome in report

    Proposed outbuilding within curtilage of dwellinghouse (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed)

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/13/0618
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. OutbuildingDecision

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  • All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 6 notable nearby
  • The 14 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Fairlands Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£770,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 9 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2005)

£415,000

Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2005Most recent

    £415,000

    +53.7%over 5 years

  2. 27 April 2000

    £270,000

    +104.5%over 4 years

  3. 10 April 1996

    £132,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 0QJ: £830,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Valewood Lane homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Fairlands Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,268

Street avg £4,814

Below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 180 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Fairlands Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Fairfield Cottages, Cross Lane, Barns Green

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£420k

1 Greenfield Road, Slinfold

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3 bed
£401k

1 Barnes Wallis Avenue, Christs Hospital

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3 bed
£550k

1 Churchyard Cottages, Clapgate Lane, Slinfold

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2 bed1 bath
£446k

1 Ark Cottages, Plumtree Cross Lane, Barns Green

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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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Farm Close — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Barns Green Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 0QJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH13 0QJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH13 0QJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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