1 Appletree Cottages, Blackhouse Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH13 6HS
About 1 Appletree Cottages
1 Appletree Cottages is a semi-detached house in Colgate, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 6HS). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 68.1% above the 2003 sale of £226,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£636/sq ft) was about 80.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Appletree Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
5 applications on record at 1 Appletree Cottages, Blackhouse Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH13 6HS
- Sept 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
2-Storey side extension
- Reference
- DC/04/1693
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2023Decision
- FullMay 2017Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£226,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 June 2003Most recent
£226,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 6HS: £1,000,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in RH13 6HS
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£2,400,000Blackhouse Cottage, Blackhouse Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH13 6HS
Sold Apr 2018
£380,000Colgate Lodge, Blackhouse Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH13 6HS
Sold Feb 2018
£1,260,000Meadow View, Blackhouse Road, Colgate, Horsham, RH13 6HS
Sold Oct 2017
£585,000
Versus other Blackhouse Road homes
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 34 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.8 km
The Dragon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Colgate Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







