Dial Post House, Worthing Road, Dial Post, Horsham, RH13 8NQ
About Dial Post House
Dial Post House is a six-bedroom detached house in Dial Post, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 366 m² (around 3939 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 366 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,154,000 is 30.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 47.5% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Dial Post House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Dial Post House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at Dial Post House, Worthing Road, Dial Post, Horsham, RH13 8NQ
- May 2010RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
To remove one South facing window including a small amount of brick and stonework to allow the installation of a pair of hardwood doors with matching glazing and joinery all painted in white. Form internal reveals and make good brick and stonework as required. Build steps to access patio in bricks (Listed Building Consent)
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/10/0532
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Dial Post House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 9 years.
£885,700
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2009Most recent
£885,700
-1.0%over 5 years17 September 2003
£895,000
+135.5%over 3 years10 September 2000
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8NQ: £410,000 (2023–2000).
Nearby sales in RH13 8NQ
Versus other Worthing Road homes
Floor Area for Dial Post House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
366 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Crown Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Shipley CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB







