Pinfold House, Flat 1, Great Heathmead, Haywards Heath, RH16 1FF

Pinfold House is a semi-detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1FF). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Pinfold House (34–94 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 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. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 197.4% above the 1999 sale of £58,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).