The Oaks, Charlwood Road, Horley, RH6 0AJ

The Oaks is a five-bedroom detached house in Horley (RH6 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,096,000 is 28.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.