Woodside Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
About Woodside Cottage
Woodside Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Shermanbury, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 63.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Woodside Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
4 applications on record at Woodside Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
- Nov 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
2-storey rear extension
- Reference
- DC/05/1452
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMay 2019Decision
- ExtensionAug 2006Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Woodside Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 17 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2022Most recent
£450,000
+11.1%over 6 years24 March 2016
£404,999
+83.3%over 10 years5 June 2005
£221,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8HQ: £430,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in RH13 8HQ
Wateringbury, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Jan 2023
£430,0003 Barrack Cottages, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Feb 2020
£710,000Wymarks Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Jul 2019
£775,0001 Morleys Cottages, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold May 2016
£273,000Wymarks Farm House, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Mar 2014
£750,000
Versus other Brighton Road homes
Woodside Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,945
Street avg £4,388
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.1 km
Woodside Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Jolesfield CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







