The Roost, Chapel Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QY
About The Roost
The Roost is a semi-detached house in Bolney, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 115 m² it's 29.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 15 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £595,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Roost has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Roost
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
Latest sale on The Roost was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£595,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 May 2021Most recent
£595,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5QY: £430,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in RH17 5QY
Oakcroft, Chapel Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QY
Sold May 2022
£430,0006 Cross Post Flats, Chapel Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QY
Sold Sept 2021
£228,000Torpen, Chapel Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QY
Sold Sept 2020
£515,000Martins, Chapel Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QY
Sold Oct 2015
£550,000Oaklands, Chapel Road, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5QY
Sold Sept 2015
£319,950
Everything we know about The Roost, 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 Chapel Road homes
Price per m² for The Roost runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,174
Street avg £3,618
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Crosspost — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bolney CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.0dB