Windmill House, Top Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PP
About Windmill House
Windmill House is a detached house in Bolney, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 190 m² (around 2045 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 32). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 190 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £855,000 in March 2025. Today's modelled estimate of £980,000 is 14.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 48.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Windmill House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Windmill House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 and T2 Evergreen Cypress Trees - Fell.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/20/4365
- May 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Weeping Willow - reduce canopy by 50%
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01022/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Windmill House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£980,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£855,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 March 2025Most recent
£855,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5PP: £850,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in RH17 5PP
The 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
£1,000,000South View, Top Street, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PP
Sold Mar 2021
£825,000
Everything we know about Windmill House, 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 House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,500
Street avg £3,968
Floor Area
190 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.6 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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