Elm Cottage, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
About Elm Cottage
Elm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Coolham, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8QD). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1537 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
11 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £641,000 is 28.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 152.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in June 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
Energy performance
Elm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Elm Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
11 applications on record at Elm Cottage, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
- Oct 2002ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Conversion of pergola to conservatorySite: Elm Cottage Thakeham Road Coolham
Extension- Reference
- SP/44/02
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatorySept 2013Decision
- FullJul 2011Decision
+ 8 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Elm Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£641,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 12 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2011Most recent
£500,000
+334.8%over 12 years10 February 1999
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8QD: £560,000 (2022–2007).
Nearby sales in RH13 8QD
1 Foxcroft Cottages, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
Sold Nov 2022
£785,000Farleys, Thakeham Road, Coolham, Horsham, RH13 8QD
Sold Jun 2011
£1,015,000Milton 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
On floor area, Elm Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,501
Street avg £2,688
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







