Adelaide Cottage, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AL
About Adelaide Cottage
Adelaide Cottage is a detached house in Ansty, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £976,000 sits 230.8% above the 1997 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 55.5% below the postcode norm. At 168 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (207 m² median across 7 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at Adelaide Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Adelaide Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Adelaide Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Adelaide Cottage
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
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
Adelaide Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£976,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 September 1997Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5AL: £670,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in RH17 5AL
Pondlye Barn, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AL
Sold Aug 2019
£810,000Litling Hof, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AL
Sold Dec 2012
£665,000Leigh Watermill Farm, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AL
Sold Mar 2012
£433,000Leigh Cottage, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AL
Sold Jan 2012
£670,000Upper Ease, Cuckfield Road, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AL
Sold Jul 2007
£927,227
Everything we know about Adelaide 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
Price per m² for Adelaide Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,756
Street avg £3,969
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 12.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Brock End, Cuckfield
RH17 5BU
1 Barrowfield, Cuckfield
RH17 5ER
1 Buttinghill Drive, Cuckfield
RH17 5GQ
1 Betts Folly, Warninglid Lane, Warninglid
RH17 5TQ
1 Bylanes Crescent, Cuckfield
RH17 5HA
1 Bishopstone Farm Cottages, Bishopstone Lane, Ansty
RH17 5AR
1 Champions Place
RH17 5LE
1 Campbell Mead
RH17 5LT
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
0.8 km
The Hub — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
St Paul's Catholic College. 5 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
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB