17 Gordon Close, Haywards Heath, RH16 1ER

17 Gordon Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1ER). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 59 m² this is the 33rd smallest of 44 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 44 units on file.

Held since February 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 59 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 sits 338.6% above the 1999 sale of £57,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 64.3% below the postcode norm.