2 Forest Close, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JQ

2 Forest Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Mannings Heath, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 6JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £864,000 sits 52.9% above the 2008 sale of £565,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.