Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Oakwood Cottages is a semi-detached house in Shipley, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8PY). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 157 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
2 Oakwood Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 May 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 application on record at 2 Oakwood Cottages, Hooklands Lane, Shipley, Horsham, RH13 8PY
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single-Storey side extension and replacement garage
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2 Oakwood Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£625,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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: £1,250,000 (2026–2018).
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2 Oakwood Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 184 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.8 km
Basing Cottage — bus stop.
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