42 Acorn Avenue, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8RS
About 42 Acorn Avenue
42 Acorn Avenue is a semi-detached house in Cowfold, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 8RS). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 34.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£365/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 58 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 25 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 42 Acorn Avenue, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8RS
- Apr 2006AmendmentOutcome in report
Retention of conservatory (Certificate of Lawful Development -Existing)
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/05/2934
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Sales history & valuation
42 Acorn Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 18 years.
£228,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2014Most recent
£228,000
+29.5%over 8 years6 March 2006
£176,000
+69.2%over 6 years18 February 2000
£104,000
+79.3%over 3 years19 December 1996
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH13 8RS: £400,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RH13 8RS
44 Acorn Avenue, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8RS
Sold Sept 2025
£289,95024 Acorn Avenue, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8RS
Sold Apr 2025
£387,00040 Acorn Avenue, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8RS
Sold Apr 2024
£410,00089 Acorn Avenue, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8RS
Sold Feb 2024
£400,00079 Acorn Avenue, Cowfold, Horsham, RH13 8RS
Sold Aug 2023
£420,000
Versus other Acorn Avenue homes
On habitable rooms, 42 Acorn Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,931
Street avg £3,910
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
South Leas — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB







