Southlands Court, Flat 5, Church Avenue, Haywards Heath, RH16 1EQ

Southlands Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 51 m² this is the 4th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in Southlands Court, where floor areas span 39–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £240,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.