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Brackenwood, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PY

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Brackenwood

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

Brackenwood is a detached house in Bolney, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5PY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

A recent sale: £300,000 in August 2025. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 28.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 59.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Brackenwood, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Brackenwood.

  1. Feb 2026
    PorchOutline
    In report

    Double hip-to-gable extensions with roof lights, replacement front porch and porous hardsurfacing to front garden.

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/25/3188
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Rear conservatory and new bathroom, proposed swimming pool

    Extension
    Reference
    04/00967/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.

Brackenwood has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£385,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£300,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 August 2025Most recent

    £300,000

    +62.2%over 24 years

  2. 17 January 2001

    £185,000

    +68.2%over 3 years

  3. 27 July 1997

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5PY: £310,000 (2021–2014).

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On the street

Versus other London Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Brackenwood outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,054

Street avg £2,381

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£381k

1 Bankside, Bolney

RH17 5QN

£410k

1 Albany Villas, Horsgate Lane, Cuckfield

RH17 5AZ

£358k

1 Bank Buildings, High Street, Cuckfield

RH17 5JU

£444k

1 Ashburnham Drive, Cuckfield

RH17 5AQ

2 bed2 bath
£494k

1 Bylanes Close, Cuckfield

RH17 5HB

£512k

1 Beaconhall Cottages, Slough Green Lane, Warninglid

RH17 5SL

£512k

1 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield

RH17 5HU

£537k

1 Braynesmead Cottages, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield

RH17 5BX

2 bed1 bath
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

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ryecroft Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Bolney CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5PY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Brackenwood, London Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.