1 The Forge, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BS

1 The Forge is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6BS). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 57 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 is 11.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.