Wymarks Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
About Wymarks Cottage
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Wymarks Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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 history
Wymarks Cottage 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.
Sales history & valuation
Wymarks Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£930,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 20 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2019Most recent
£775,000
+33.0%over 8 years27 July 2011
£582,500
+58.5%over 10 years10 January 2001
£367,500
+47.3%over 1 year15 March 1999
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8HQ: £430,000 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in RH13 8HQ
Wateringbury, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Jan 2023
£430,000Woodside Cottage, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Apr 2022
£450,0003 Barrack Cottages, Brighton Road, Shermanbury, Horsham, RH13 8HQ
Sold Feb 2020
£710,0001 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
Wymarks Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,532
Street avg £4,426
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







