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2 Beech Cottages, St Johns Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4EH

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Beech Cottages

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

2 Beech Cottages is a semi-detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 4EH). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in August 1997. 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 £389,000 sits 512.6% above the 1997 sale of £63,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 77% below the postcode norm. At 99 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 25 EPCs).

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Everything you need to know about 2 Beech 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 6)
Nov 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2010from Oct 2009
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
77%30%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Aug 2014from Sept 2010
EPC improved fromE43toD63
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
30%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

May 2019from Aug 2014
EPC improved fromD63toC69
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedPartial Insulation

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Sept 2021from May 2019
Wall Insulation
Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Nov 2024from Sept 2021
EPC improved fromC69toD67
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Beech Cottages, St Johns Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Beech Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

2 Beech Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1997)

£63,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 August 1997Most recent

    £63,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 4EH: £350,000 (2025–2020).

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.

On price per m², 2 Beech Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£641

Street avg £3,847

Strongly below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Beech 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£406k

1 Beech Cottages, St Johns Road

RH16 4EH

£366k

1 Blenheim Mews, Southdowns Park

RH16 4SN

3 bed3 bath
£364k

1 Assisi Court, Southdowns Park

RH16 4SU

2 bed2 bath
£417k

1 Arundel Mews, Southdowns Park

RH16 4SJ

3 bed2 bath
£421k

1 Bruce Close

RH16 4QE

3 bed1 bath
£354k

1 Bellingham Place

RH16 4XU

£437k

1 Ash Grove

RH16 4PZ

2 bed
£445k

1 Barry Drive

RH16 4UD

3 bed2 bath
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 2 Beech Cottages, St Johns Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 4EH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.