Cockhaise Mill, Monteswood Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QP
About Cockhaise Mill
Cockhaise Mill is a four-bedroom detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2QP). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 11 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 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,335,000 sits 50.5% above the 2010 sale of £887,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Cockhaise Mill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cockhaise Mill has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Flood repairs including a replacement window, replacement external and internal doors, replacement staircase, stripping out and replastering, replacement of tanking and damp proofing, and other repair works.
New Windows- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/20/1534
- Jul 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Conversion and extensions to existing timber cart sheds to create a garden/games room. This is an amended scheme to those approved under planning application references 10/03752/FUL and 13/01702/FUL.
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/15/1767
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cockhaise Mill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 7 years.
£887,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2010Most recent
£887,000
+81.0%over 7 years22 July 2003
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2QP: £525,000 (2019–2005).
Nearby sales in RH16 2QP
5 Cockhaise Cottages, Monteswood Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QP
Sold Apr 2019
£542,0006 Cockhaise Cottages, Monteswood Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QP
Sold Oct 2012
£555,0004 Cockhaise Cottages, Monteswood Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QP
Sold Aug 2005
£160,0002 Cockhaise Mill Cottages, Monteswood Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QP
Sold Jun 2004
£320,0003 Cockhaise Cottages, Monteswood Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2QP
Sold Jan 1999
£15,462
Versus other Monteswood Lane homes
EPC Rating for Cockhaise Mill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,285
Street avg £3,289
Floor Area
207 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Hollyrood — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
St Augustine's CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB







