Laurel House, Flat 21, Great Heathmead, Haywards Heath, RH16 1FE

Laurel House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1FE). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. At 92 m² this is the 19th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in Laurel House, where floor areas span 34–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (66 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 45.5% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 21% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.