Legh Manor, Field Cottage, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AJ
About Legh Manor
Legh Manor is a detached house in Ansty, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1563 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £854,000 sits 248.6% above the 1999 sale of £245,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 46.9% below the postcode norm. At 145 m² it sits well below the postcode median (252 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Legh Manor's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Legh Manor has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Proposed two storey extension
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00700/FUL
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor extension to the side.
- Reference
- 03/02839/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Legh Manor
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Legh Manor was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£854,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£245,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 1999Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5AJ: £1,090,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in RH17 5AJ
Bassetts, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AJ
Sold Jan 2021
£1,300,000Legh Manor, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AJ
Sold Apr 2019
£2,575,000Lime Grove Barn, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AJ
Sold Apr 2019
£745,000Brew House, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AJ
Sold Jun 2018
£1,075,000Anstye Lodge, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AJ
Sold Aug 2005
£250,000
Everything we know about Legh Manor, 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
Legh Manor is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,687
Street avg £3,164
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 365 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 14.6 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
0.9 km
Butler's Wood — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
St Paul's Catholic College. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB