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Wymarks Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
171 m²
1841 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Wymarks Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Wymarks Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Shermanbury, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.

Last sale on file: £775,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 171 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £930,000 is 20% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • OutbuildingsYes
  • LandYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Wymarks Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2018from Sept 2010
EPC improved fromF34toE39
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting
4%36%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

Because the property was built before 1919, 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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Wymarks Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Wymarks Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Wymarks Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£930,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£775,000

Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 July 2019Most recent

    £775,000

    +33.0%over 8 years
  2. 27 July 2011

    £582,500

    +58.5%over 10 years
  3. 10 January 2001

    £367,500

    +47.3%over 1 year
  4. 15 March 1999

    £249,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8HQ: £430,000 (2023–2016).

On the street

Versus other Brighton Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Wymarks Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£4,532

Street avg £4,426

On par

Floor Area

171 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 7.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Wymarks Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Horsham district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH13 8HQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH13 8HQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH13 8HQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Wymarks Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.