Primrose Cottage, Southdowns Park, Haywards Heath, RH16 4SJ
About Primrose Cottage
Primrose Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Haywards Heath (RH16 4SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in April 2001. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £696,000 sits 198.1% above the 2001 sale of £233,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 46.1% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Primrose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Primrose Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Primrose Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£696,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£233,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 April 2001Most recent
£233,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 4SJ: £285,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in RH16 4SJ
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Sold May 2022
£275,0003 Arundel Mews, Southdowns Park, Haywards Heath, RH16 4SJ
Sold Mar 2022
£285,0006 Arundel Mews, Southdowns Park, Haywards Heath, RH16 4SJ
Sold May 2019
£238,0002 Arundel Mews, Southdowns Park, Haywards Heath, RH16 4SJ
Sold Mar 2017
£232,500
Versus other Southdowns Park homes
Price per m² for Primrose Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,415
Street avg £3,174
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Colwell Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB