32 Beechwood, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9JU

32 Beechwood is a five-bedroom detached house in Southwater, Horsham, Horsham (RH13 9JU). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £670,000 sits 74% above the 2010 sale of £385,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 15.4% below the postcode norm.