Appletree Cottage, Deaks Lane, Ansty, Haywards Heath, RH17 5AS
About Appletree Cottage
Appletree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Ansty, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,294,000 is 29.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold August 2018 for £1,000,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
Appletree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2022ConditionsIn report
Discharge of planning condition number 3 relating to planning application DM/19/3527
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/1978
- Oct 2019AnnexFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey kitchen/dining extension to link main house with the existing annexe. Single storey bathroom extension to annexe and external landscaping to perimeter.
Extension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/19/3527
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Appletree 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
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Sales history & valuation
Appletree Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,000,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 August 2018Most recent
£1,000,000
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
Sold Mar 2025
£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 Appletree 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 Deaks Lane homes
Price per m² for Appletree Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,405
Street avg £5,728
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.2 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