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About 2 Birchwood Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Birchwood Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Southwater, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 9BX). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Birchwood Farm Cottages, Shaws Lane, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2021MixedFullRefused
Installation of a dormer window and balcony to south elevation with projecting beam, winch and trap door to balcony floor below and installation of a dormer window to north elevation of holiday accommodation unit.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Birchwood Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£555,000
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.
Versus other Shaws Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 2 Birchwood Farm Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.5 km
Woodlands Way — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
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