Bumble Cottage, Brighton Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6HY

Bumble Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Mannings Heath, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 6HY). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 32). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Horsham HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £704,000 sits 56.4% above the 2011 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 74.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 155 m² it sits well below the postcode median (228 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.