Wallhurst Manor, Garden Cottage, Picts Lane, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8AW

Wallhurst Manor is a semi-detached house in Cowfold, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £962,000 sits 71.8% above the 2005 sale of £560,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. At 174 m² it sits well below the postcode median (337 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.