13 The Birches, Mannings Heath, Horsham, RH13 6JT

13 The Birches is a three-bedroom detached house in Mannings Heath, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 6JT). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £870,000 sits 205.3% above the 2013 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£136/sq ft) was about 47.7% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in February 2013.