Windmill Cottage, Top Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PP
About Windmill Cottage
Windmill Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Bolney, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 123 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (152 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £767,000 is 30% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Windmill Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/2254
- Jul 2006Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce crown of Eucalyptus by about 25%
- Reference
- 06/01296/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Windmill 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
Windmill Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£767,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 15 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2015Most recent
£590,000
+96.7%over 15 years16 July 2000
£299,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5PP: £855,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RH17 5PP
Windmill House, Top Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PP
Sold Mar 2025
£855,000The Gables, Top Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PP
Sold Sept 2023
£920,000Wynfrith, Top Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PP
Sold Aug 2023
£643,000Little Chantry, Top Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PP
Sold Sept 2022
£850,000Stanford, Top Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PP
Sold May 2021
£1,000,000
Everything we know about Windmill 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 Top Street homes
Windmill Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,797
Street avg £3,945
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bolney CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.6dB