Copythorne House, Flat 4, 9 Gordon Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1EL

Copythorne House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1EL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. At 48 m² this is the 4th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in Copythorne House, where floor areas span 42–78 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode.