West Riddens, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AJ

West Riddens is a nine-bedroom detached house in Ansty, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 819 m² (around 8816 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 819 m² the property is well over the postcode median (227 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 32.8% below the postcode norm.