Cheriton Cottage, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
About Cheriton Cottage
Cheriton Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Plummers Plain, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 6NX). It has a recorded floor area of 324 m² (around 3488 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 54), 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.
At 324 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,336,000 is 11.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2020 for £1,200,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Swimming poolYes
Energy performance
Cheriton Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A recent planning application at Cheriton Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
7 applications on record at Cheriton Cottage, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
- Dec 2020AnnexFullOutcome in report
Conversion of existing barn and stable buildings to form a single dwellinghouse with a new build linking element. Creation of new vehicular access, provision of car parking and associated landscaping.
- Documents
- 25 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/1734
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionFeb 2024Decision
- ConditionsAug 2023Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cheriton Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2020Most recent
£1,200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 6NX: £434,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in RH13 6NX
1 Carters Cottages, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
Sold Dec 2024
£460,000The Quest, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
Sold Sept 2022
£960,0002 Plummers Plain Cottages, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
Sold Aug 2019
£300,000Japunji, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
Sold Nov 2018
£434,500Wei Ho, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
Sold Sept 2017
£175,926
Versus other Handcross Road homes
On floor area, Cheriton Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,704
Street avg £3,446
Floor Area
324 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.2 km
Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







