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About Alma Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Alma Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Dial Post, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8NH). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Horsham HPI: 14.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £689,000 is 37.8% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£693/sq ft) was about 139.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (130 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Alma Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Alma Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£689,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2007)
£499,950
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Worthing Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Alma Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,462
Street avg £9,363
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Crown Inn — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH13 8NH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 7 points of interest in total.
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