Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Richmond House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Shermanbury, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 99). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,040,000 sits 62.6% above the 2013 sale of £639,765. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013.
Richmond House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 April 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Richmond House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Richmond House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,040,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£639,765
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
6 October 2013Most recent
£639,765
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8HQ: £450,000 (2023–2016).
Wateringbury, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Jan 2023
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Sold Apr 2022
3 Barrack Cottages, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Feb 2020
Wymarks Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Jul 2019
1 Morleys Cottages, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold May 2016
Richmond House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,032
Street avg £4,562
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
118/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Woodside Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Jolesfield CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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