9 Alley Groves, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8BN

9 Alley Groves is a three-bedroom detached house in Cowfold, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 74% above the 2005 sale of £249,950. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs).