Mount Cottage, Forest Row
Mount Cottage, Forest Row
Description & Estimates
Mount Cottage, Forest Row is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 914 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 252 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Mount Cottage, Forest Row is £511,076 and its rental estimate is £2,232 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Inkpen Lane, Forest Row, RH18 falls within the RH18 postal district, in the borough of Wealden.
Our Data Sources
Mount Cottage, Forest Row has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in October 2018 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2012.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Mount Cottage, Forest Row, we estimate a market value of £536,629 and a rental value of £2,343 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £475,300 and £2,076 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Mount Cottage, Forest Row has seen its estimated sale value move down by £13,092 (2.6%) and its estimated rental value increase by £80 per month (3.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Mount Cottage, Forest Row as measuring 252 m2.
That makes it the 10th largest plot in the postcode, where 12 of the 14 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Mount Cottage, Forest Row has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 24 Sep 2012.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Mount Cottage, Forest Row completed on 4th October 2018 at £305,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 13.5% over the period since October 2018.
- Sold Oct 2018£305,000
- Sold May 2003£188,000
- Sold May 1999£104,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Mount Cottage, Forest Row have sold within a radius of 2.3 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 6th March 2026, was 4 Hillview, Highgate Road, Forest Row, RH18 5AZ, a freehold house which sold for £515,000.
Read more about house prices in RH18.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 16 addresses on Inkpen Lane, Forest Row, RH18, Mount Cottage, Forest Row comes out as the 14th largest and the 12th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £145k less expensive than the average property across the RH18 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mForest Row Church of England Primary School and Nursery
- 2.5kmAshurst Wood Primary School
- 4.5kmThe Meads Primary School
- 4.5kmSackville School
- 6.9kmImberhorne School
- 10.3kmBeacon Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From Mount Cottage, Forest Row, the nearest station is East Grinstead, 5.5 kilometres away.
- 5.5kmEast Grinstead
- 7.8kmDormans
- 9.0kmCowden (Kent)
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
