5 Chaucer Court, Paddockhall Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1EU

5 Chaucer Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1EU). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 63 m² this is the 5th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 57–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 80). Other recorded features include a balcony.

It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £253,000 sits 205% above the 2000 sale of £82,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm.