3 Lavender Cottages, Deaks Lane, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AS
About 3 Lavender Cottages
3 Lavender Cottages is a semi-detached house in Ansty, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–126 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 3 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 40% above the 2002 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Lavender Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2006DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory, new two storey side extension and new first floor rear extension.
Extension- Reference
- 06/00402/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Lavender Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.5% per year over 5 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 18.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2002Most recent
£225,000
+57.9%over 3 years30 September 1999
£142,500
+50.0%over 2 years18 September 1997
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5AS: £990,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 5AS
Thickets, Deaks Lane, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AS
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£755,000Ansty Farm, Deaks Lane, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AS
Sold Mar 2022
£4,000,000Cherry Tree Cottage, Deaks Lane, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AS
Sold Jan 2022
£990,000Linden House, Deaks Lane, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AS
Sold Jan 2021
£1,140,000Westmead, Deaks Lane, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AS
Sold Mar 2020
£565,000
Everything we know about 3 Lavender Cottages, 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 Deaks Lane homes
3 Lavender Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Ansty Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Warden Park Secondary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB