2 Diamond Cottages, Cowfold Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QX
About 2 Diamond Cottages
2 Diamond Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bolney, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5QX). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 294.4% above the 1998 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 46% below the postcode norm.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Diamond Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Diamond Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Diamond Cottages
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
2 Diamond Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 May 1998Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5QX: £355,000 (2018–2014).
Nearby sales in RH17 5QX
4 Diamond Cottages, Cowfold Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QX
Sold Dec 2018
£410,0005 Diamond Cottages, Cowfold Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QX
Sold Oct 2017
£375,0006 Diamond Cottages, Cowfold Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QX
Sold May 2015
£355,0003 Diamond Cottages, Cowfold Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QX
Sold Aug 2002
£187,500Brookside, 1, Cowfold Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QX
Sold Jun 1999
£129,950
Everything we know about 2 Diamond 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
Versus other Cowfold Road homes
2 Diamond Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,168
Street avg £3,041
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Crosspost — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Bolney CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB