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Carters Cottage, School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PL

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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
Overview

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 £764,000 sits 73.6% 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).

Specifications

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
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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.

EPC 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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£764,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£440,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 March 2003Most recent

    £440,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8PL: £770,000 (2016–1996).

On the street

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)

On par

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 143 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Carters Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£774k

1 Bowshotts Cottages, Cowfold Road, West Grinstead

RH13 8LY

3 bed2 bath
£558k

1 Butchers Row, West Grinstead

RH13 8NF

3 bed1 bath
£500k

1 Barrack Cottages, Brighton Road, Shermanbury

RH13 8HQ

3 bed
£487k

1 Champions Gate Cottages, Cowfold Road, West Grinstead

RH13 8LZ

3 bed1 bath
£449k

1 Buckwood Cottages, Worthing Road, West Grinstead

RH13 8GH

3 bed1 bath
£420k

1 Alley Groves, Cowfold

RH13 8BN

3 bed2 bath
£397k

1 Baileys Cottages, Brooks Green Road, Coolham

RH13 8GR

3 bed2 bath
£690k

1 Church Gate, Red Lane, Shipley

RH13 8PH

4 bed1 bath
Area

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.
Full Horsham report

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

0.0 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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for RH13 8PL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH13 8PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Carters Cottage, School Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.