1 Woodside Cottages, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PX
About 1 Woodside Cottages
1 Woodside Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bolney, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5PX). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 29% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 sits 278.8% above the 1997 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 65.6% below the postcode norm. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Apr 2020ConditionsIn report
Discharge of planning condition number 2 relating to planning application DM/19/4642.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/20/0549
- Feb 2020SubdivisionFullIn report
Retrospective application to subdivide property into 2 dwellings.(New plans received 11.12.19) (Full floor plans received 30.01.2020)
Retrospective- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/19/4642
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
1 Woodside Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 29.0% per year over 1 year.
£80,000
Growth on file: 29.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
29 May 1997Most recent
£80,000
+42.9%over 1 year3 January 1996
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5PX: £560,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 5PX
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Sold Sept 2024
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Sold Nov 2021
£1,365,000Old Highlands Lodge, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PX
Sold Jun 2021
£505,000Old Highlands West, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PX
Sold Jun 2021
£1,210,0002 Woodside Cottages, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PX
Sold Dec 2020
£475,000
Everything we know about 1 Woodside Cottages, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look

Versus other London Road homes
On floor area, 1 Woodside Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,311
Street avg £4,098
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ryecroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bolney CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.4dB