Howards Nursery, Unit 3, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
About Howards Nursery
Howards Nursery is a semi-detached house in Plummers Plain, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 6NX). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Howards Nursery, Unit 3, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
- Apr 2016FullOutcome in report
Replacement of single-storey buildings with modern steel framed two-storey buildings to be used for class B8 (storage and distribution) purposes
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/15/1394
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Sales history & valuation
Howards Nursery has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 6NX: £460,000 (2024–2018).
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
£960,000Cheriton Cottage, Handcross Road, Plummers Plain, Horsham, RH13 6NX
Sold Feb 2020
£1,200,0002 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
£434,500
Versus other Handcross Road homes
Howards Nursery is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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







