Message Cottage, Plaistow Road, Kirdford, Billingshurst, RH14 0JR

UPRN:100061733889Detached House3 bedsBuilt -

FreeholdCouncil Tax: Band FEPC: -

Data freshness:Listing· freshPlanning· 4mo agoOwnership· freshRisk· 5mo agoCrime· freshConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 1mo ago

Message Cottage, Plaistow Road, Kirdford, Billingshurst, RH14 0JR

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

2 days ago

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

17 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£727,000

£581k - £872kLow

Estimate

£727k

Range

£581k – £872k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£2,500

£2k - £3k

Monthly

£2,500

Yield

4.69%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Message Cottage earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 58/100. Investment score 55/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is very low. Walkability is limited (13/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)Defra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry company ownershipHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

58/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

55/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

7/ 100

Low

Walkability

13/ 100

Low

Transit & Bike

Transit 5Bike 22

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

4 live new-build plots advertised against one placeholder UPRN (£565,000-£640,000) - several homes collapsed onto one address, so the UPRN's valuation describes none of them

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£640,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£2,500/mo

Evidenced range £2,250-£2,800

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £215,300
Net cash flow: -£429/mo
Cash on cash: -2.4%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.16 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£727,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£2,500

Gross Yield4.69%

1y Growth-

3y Growth-0.8%

5y Growth-1.0%

10y Growth+1.5%

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceModerate
RadonLow
MiningLow
LandslideModerate
Air QualityLow
NoiseLow

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0RH14 0JR

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

26/02353/PNO
Hay storage barn and concrete hardstanding, served from existing agricultural accesses.
Pending
26/02206/DOC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (schedule of all materials, colours and finishes) and 4 (doors, windows and rooflight details) of planning consent KD/25/02945/LBC.
Pending
26/02195/DOC
Discharge of conditions 3 (flood mitigation) and 5 (hard and soft landscaping) from planning permission KD/25/02944/FUL.
Pending

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership69.3%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeFreehold
Last Ownership Change-
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

17 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£28,585

Population Density44 /km²

Owner Occupied68%

Age Distribution

0-15 17%16-64 59%65+ 24%

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Schools Nearby

Plaistow and Kirdford Primary School
2.1 mi
Area grades2025
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.
Wisborough Green Primary School
2.6 mi
Good
Loxwood Primary School
2.9 mi
GoodConcerns
Northchapel Community Primary School
3.9 mi
GoodConcerns

3 of 10 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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Brookside Plaistow Road
-
£360k
-
Sleepy Hollow Plaistow Road
-
£830k
-
Filliams Farm Plaistow Road
-
£500k
-
Sleepy Hollow Plaistow Road
-
£460k
-

Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN