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Get started4 Margaret Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cowfold, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Horsham HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£596/sq ft) was about 165.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold April 2022 for £282,500. Across the public record there are 4 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.
4 Margaret Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2024
A recent planning application at 4 Margaret Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
Removal and replacement of existing mortar and render. Replacement and/or repair of existing fenestration and installation of secondary glazing. Removal and replacement of external picket fence. Removal and replacement of internal plaster from the walls, replacement of some of the internal floorboards, and repair and/or replace any internal doors. Repair and reinstatement of inglenook. Replacement of existing staircase enclosure with balustrade. Paint removal from exposed Timber. (Householder Application)
4 Margaret Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 22 years.
£282,500
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 22 years.
On price per m², 4 Margaret Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,420
Street avg £3,927
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 47 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 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
0.2 km
Village Hall — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Removal and replacement of existing mortar and render. Replacement and/or repair of existing fenestration and installation of secondary glazing. Removal and replacement of external picket fence. Removal and replacement of internal plaster from the walls, replacement of some of the internal floorboards, and repair and/or replace any internal doors. Repair and reinstatement of inglenook. Replacement of existing staircase enclosure with balustrade. Paint removal from exposed Timber. (Listed Building Consent)
1 more application for this property
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12 April 2022Most recent
£282,500
+8.7%over 5 years19 January 2017
£260,000
+67.7%over 13 years11 April 2003
£155,000
+55.1%over 3 years1 December 1999
£99,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8DA: £295,000 (2025–2021).
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6 Margaret Cottages Station Road Cowfold Horsham
Sold Oct 2021
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
RH13 8QN
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB
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