8 Alley Groves, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8BN

8 Alley Groves is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cowfold, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £405,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.