What kind of home is Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD?

Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD?

Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD last sold for £820,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD?

The current EPC rating for Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in October 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD?

Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (1,152 sq ft), around 54 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RH17 5LD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD use?

The latest EPC at Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD?

Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD is in council tax band E.

Which area is Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD in?

Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD sits in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH17 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD?

Police records around Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD 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 Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD?

The closest primary school to Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield (642m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Warden Park Secondary Academy (770m).

How well connected is Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD?

The closest bus stop to Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, RH17 5LD is Cuckfield Post Office, 74m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5LD

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

107 m²

1152 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Maberley Cottage

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

Maberley Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5LD). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£712/sq ft) was about 169% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2022 for £820,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing

Energy

Energy performance

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

Maberley Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Maberley Cottage, Ockenden Lane, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2004
ConversionFull
In report
Proposed dormer on north elevation.
Reference
04/00124/FUL
View planning record
Mar 2004
ConservatoryFull
In report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of conservatory on south elevation.
Extension
Reference
03/03096/FUL
View planning record

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£787,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£820,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

6 October 2022Most recent
£820,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5LD: £500,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RH17 5LD

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On the street

Versus other Ockenden Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Maberley Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,664

Street avg £5,217

Above

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 155 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.9 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

0.1 km

Cuckfield Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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