1 Hillcrest, Ockenden Lane, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5LD

1 Hillcrest is an end-of-terrace house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5LD). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (96 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £173,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 38.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.