Oak Cottage, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB
About Oak Cottage
Oak Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Warninglid, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5UB). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,133,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £975,500. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Oak Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed replacement conservatory to rear.
Extension- Reference
- 06/02776/FUL
- Jun 2003
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Oak Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£1,133,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.
£975,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2022Most recent
£975,500
+44.5%over 8 years17 December 2013
£675,000
+94.2%over 11 years8 May 2002
£347,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5UB: £895,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RH17 5UB
Carleton Cottage, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB
Sold Nov 2025
£875,000Ridgecroft, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB
Sold Feb 2025
£1,500,151Cote Bank, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB
Sold Sept 2023
£895,000Boundarys Edge, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB
Sold Jun 2021
£1,150,0002 Council Cottages, Cuckfield Lane, Warninglid, Haywards Heath, RH17 5UB
Sold Dec 2019
£342,500
Everything we know about Oak Cottage, 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 Cuckfield Lane homes
Oak Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,394
Street avg £4,101
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB