Fir Tree Cottage, Warninglid Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5TQ

Fir Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Warninglid, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £997,000 is 38.5% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£743/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.