Holly Cottage, Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Coolham, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8GR). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 985 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 sits 68.6% above the 2010 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 72.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Holly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Holly Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
4 applications on record at Holly Cottage, Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
2-storey extension to rear elevation
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/12/2191
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2019Decision
- ExtensionOct 2016Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Holly Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£590,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 13 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2010Most recent
£350,000
+23.7%over 7 years6 December 2002
£283,000
+109.6%over 5 years20 July 1997
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8GR: £610,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RH13 8GR
Baytrees, Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
Sold Oct 2025
£610,000Oak Cottage, Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
Sold Mar 2021
£375,000Lower Barn, Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
Sold Oct 2020
£1,292,000Mill House, Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
Sold Aug 2019
£810,000Baileys, Brooks Green Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8GR
Sold Oct 2017
£925,000
Versus other Brooks Green Road homes
On epc rating, Holly Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,825
Street avg £3,484
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
William Penn School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







