What kind of home is 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ?

1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ sell for?

1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ last sold for £535,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £205,000 in May 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 2001 and August 2021, 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ rose from £205,000 to £535,000, a change of £330,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in November 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ?

1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RH17 5DJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ use?

The latest EPC at 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ?

1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ in?

1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ sits in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH17 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ?

Police records around 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ?

The closest primary school to 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield (946m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Warden Park Secondary Academy (1.5km).

What is the nearest station to 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, RH17 5DJ is Brock End, 221m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DJ

Extendable3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Ivy Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Ivy Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 145.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

Period featuresYes
Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Nov 2023

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jan 2021
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Loft Conversion with 3 conservation velux windows on the front elevation and 2 Conservation Dormers on the rear elevation
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
DM/20/4296
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£571,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£535,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

15 August 2021Most recent
£535,000
+8.1%over 2 years
12 September 2018
£495,000
+141.5%over 17 years
17 May 2001
£205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5DJ: £565,000 (2022–2016).

Nearby sales in RH17 5DJ

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On the street

Versus other Tollgate Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Ivy Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,815

Street avg £5,089

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Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 113 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.

Full Haywards Heath report

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

Brock End — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 5DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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