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

14 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 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 57 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 25 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 15.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.