1 Prestons Cottages, Slaugham, Haywards Heath, RH17 6AQ

1 Prestons Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Slaugham, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since July 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2004–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 72.8% above the 2008 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. At 85 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (117 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.