Hickstead Cottage, Hickstead Lane, Hickstead, Haywards Heath, RH17 5NT

Hickstead Cottage is a detached house in Hickstead, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5NT). It has a recorded floor area of 291 m² (around 3132 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,048,000 is 15.5% below the 2023 sale of £1,240,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 291 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2023 for £1,240,000.