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

23 The Forge is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6BS). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. At 47 m² this is the 13th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–60 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 26 units on file.

Last sale on file: £163,000 in November 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.