1 Margaret Cottages, Station Road, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8DA

1 Margaret Cottages is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cowfold, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–101 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 12 years since the last transfer (May 2014). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 40.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 70.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.