2 Old Cottage, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AG
About 2 Old Cottage
2 Old Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ansty, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5AG). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 46), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 41.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2024 for £375,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Old Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Old Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Old Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 27 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2024Most recent
£375,000
+16.6%over 3 years1 December 2020
£321,500
+6.8%over 4 years21 August 2016
£301,000
+20.4%over 6 years19 August 2010
£249,950
+11.1%over 4 years4 November 2005
£225,000
+25.0%over 3 years28 November 2001
£180,000
+24.1%over 4 years28 August 1997
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5AG: £240,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RH17 5AG
The Ansty Cross, Flat 3, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AG
Sold Mar 2025
£220,0001 Mount Noddy, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AG
Sold Feb 2025
£740,000The Ansty Cross, Flat 5, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AG
Sold Jan 2024
£240,000The Ansty Cross, Flat 1, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AG
Sold Dec 2022
£217,500Furnival Cottage, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AG
Sold Sept 2022
£575,000
Everything we know about 2 Old Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cuckfield Road homes
2 Old Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,934
Street avg £3,384
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ansty Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Warden Park Secondary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB