Charter Gate, Flat 17, Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1BQ

Charter Gate is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in September 2024 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. At 88 m² this is the 28th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in Charter Gate, where floor areas span 62–135 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 88 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 33 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 is 27.3% above the 2007 sale price.