1 Chequers Court, Horsham, RH13 5RW

1 Chequers Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Horsham (RH13 5RW). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (32–36 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (43 versus a best of 73). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sale prices here have outpaced Horsham HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£494/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £170,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2007. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).