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2 Council Cottages, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB

Extendable5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 22
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 2 Council Cottages

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

2 Council Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Warninglid, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5UB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 24.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 44.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £342,500 in December 2019.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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
F
F22
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Council Cottages, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Council Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Apr 2025
    Change Of UseAmendment
    In report

    The application seeks approval to change the use of the existing log cabin building to the rear of the property to a restricted small business use as a small beauty salon to be used by the homeowner.

    Documents
    26 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/25/0461
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2025
    Amendment
    In report

    Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of a log cabin, used for ancillary use to C3 (residential) erected in rear garden in February 2020

    Retrospective
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/24/3059
    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.

2 Council Cottages's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£425,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.1% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£342,500

Growth on file: -2.1% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 December 2019Most recent

    £342,500

    -19.4%over 10 years
  2. 9 September 2009

    £425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5UB: £975,500 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Cuckfield Lane homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 2 Council Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,757

Street avg £4,075

Above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 166 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 9.4 t/year

Strongly above
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Half Moon — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5UB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

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 2 Council Cottages, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.