1 Foxcroft Cottages, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
About 1 Foxcroft Cottages
1 Foxcroft Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Coolham, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8QD). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 342% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £785,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Foxcroft Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Foxcroft Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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
Price for 1 Foxcroft Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£760,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 24 years.
£785,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2022Most recent
£785,000
+40.2%over 6 years29 March 2016
£560,000
+761.5%over 17 years2 November 1998
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8QD: £500,000 (2011–2007).
Nearby sales in RH13 8QD
Farleys, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
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£1,015,000Elm Cottage, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
Sold Jun 2011
£500,000Milton Cottage, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
Sold May 2010
£240,500Vine Cottage, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
Sold Sept 2007
£525,000Ivy Cottage, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
Sold Jan 2007
£412,500
Versus other Thakeham Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Foxcroft Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,902
Street avg £2,208
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Coolham Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
William Penn 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







