1 Keepers Cottages, Mallions Lane, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6AT
About 1 Keepers Cottages
1 Keepers Cottages is a semi-detached house in Staplefield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6AT). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2020 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 13% below the 2020 sale of £440,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £440,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Keepers Cottages.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Three storey side extension (Amended plans received 08/11/2022 to amend redline).
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/2897
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 December 2020Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in RH17 6AT: £448,075 (2023–1997).
Nearby sales in RH17 6AT
Everything we know about 1 Keepers Cottages, 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
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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
0.6 km
Whitehouse Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
St. Mark's CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB