5 Church Close, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PJ
About 5 Church Close
5 Church Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shipley, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 64 m² it's 18.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 is 20.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2018 for £345,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Church Close, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PJ
- Dec 2018PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension, front porch, creation of driveway and enlargement of existing access onto Church Close.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/18/2129
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Sales history & valuation
5 Church Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£345,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 August 2018Most recent
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8PJ: £350,000 (2023–2007).
Nearby sales in RH13 8PJ
9 Church Close, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PJ
Sold Oct 2023
£580,0007 Church Close, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PJ
Sold Jun 2008
£350,00017 Church Close, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PJ
Sold Feb 2007
£250,00010 Church Close, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PJ
Sold Jul 2000
£130,00013 Church Close, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PJ
Sold Jun 1997
£70,000
Versus other Church Close homes
On epc rating, 5 Church Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Village — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shipley CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







