Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
134 Cooks Cottage, School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PL
4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 26
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 134 Cooks Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
134 Cooks Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shipley, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8PL). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 is 30.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 186.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
134 Cooks Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2026
Current Certificate
Mar 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 March 2026
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 134 Cooks Cottage, School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 134 Cooks Cottage, School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PL
4decisions1extensions38documents9nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveDemolition
- Jul 2016DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey-rear extension after demolition of existing out building.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/1059
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJan 2018Decision
- FullNov 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 June 2016Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8PL: £770,000 (2003–1996).
Versus other School Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
134 Cooks Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
118/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Village — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Shipley CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH13 8PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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