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1 Mercedes Cottages, St Johns Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4EH

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Mercedes Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Mercedes Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 4EH). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £295,000 in January 2025. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 45.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Mercedes Cottages

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Mercedes Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Mercedes Cottages, St Johns Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Mercedes Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Mercedes Cottages

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Mercedes Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£429,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£295,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 January 2025Most recent

    £295,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 4EH: £350,000 (2022–2019).

On the street

Versus other St Johns Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Mercedes Cottages is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,734

Street avg £3,589

On par

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 89 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Mercedes Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.
Full Haywards Heath report

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Colwell Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH16 4EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH16 4EH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH16 4EH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Mercedes Cottages, St Johns Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4EH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.