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Get started9 Thornden is a four-bedroom detached house in Cowfold, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8AG). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
Sale prices here have outpaced Horsham HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £777,000 is 24.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,528/sq ft) was about 392.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
9 Thornden has an approved side extension on the planning record.
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension (Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed)
9 Thornden has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£777,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.
On price per m², 9 Thornden stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£16,447
Street avg £4,625
Floor Area
38 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
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Extension: Two storey · Side of property
2-storey side extension, rear balcony and conservatory (Amendment to previously approved application CF/45/03)
1 more application for this property
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18 November 2016Most recent
£625,000
+5.0%over 8 years27 March 2008
£595,000
+138.0%over 6 years28 September 2001
£250,000
+42.9%over 5 years21 March 1996
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8AG: £560,000 (2025–2021).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
RH13 8HW
Brook Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.4dB
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