1 Oakwood Cottages, Hooklands Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PY
About 1 Oakwood Cottages
1 Oakwood Cottages is a semi-detached house in Shipley, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an annexe, change of use to residential, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Oakwood Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
9 applications on record at 1 Oakwood Cottages, Hooklands Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PY
- May 2004ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Replacement conservatory
Extension- Reference
- DC/04/0543
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJun 2025Decision
- ConditionsJan 2025Decision
+ 6 more applications in the report
Unlock 1 Oakwood Cottages, Hooklands Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PY's full planning history
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Sales history & valuation
1 Oakwood Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8PY: £950,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Hooklands Lane homes
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1.8 km
Basing Cottage — bus stop.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB







