Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Carters Cottage, School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PL
Notable views
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Carters Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Carters Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Shipley, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8PL). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since March 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £823,000 sits 87% above the 2003 sale of £440,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 111% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 142 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 7 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Carters Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Oct 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 October 2029
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Carters Cottage, School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Carters Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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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
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£823,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2003)
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 March 2003Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8PL: £770,000 (2016–1996).
Versus other School Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Carters Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Horsham district page.
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.
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
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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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