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
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 August 2031
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.
£488,000
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
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







