1 Crofton Cottages, Church Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JE
About 1 Crofton Cottages
1 Crofton Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Mannings Heath, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 6JE). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 124 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2021 for £604,088. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Crofton Cottages has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 1 Crofton Cottages, Church Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JE
- Oct 2019RenovationFullOutcome in report
Creation of a dropped kerb
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/19/1685
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Crofton Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 21 years.
£604,088
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2021Most recent
£604,088
+51.0%over 7 years25 June 2014
£400,000
+122.2%over 13 years14 December 2000
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 6JE: £577,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RH13 6JE
1 Jordan Cottages, Church Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JE
Sold Feb 2025
£577,500The Holly Barn, Church Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JE
Sold Jul 2020
£738,0001 North Cottages, Church Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JE
Sold May 2020
£485,000Adastra House, Church Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JE
Sold Dec 2019
£745,0002 Dunston Cottages, Church Road, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JE
Sold Aug 2019
£520,000
Versus other Church Road homes
1 Crofton Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,872
Street avg £3,746
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Church Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Heron Way Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







