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1 Jessamine Cottages, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
71 m²
759 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Jessamine Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Jessamine Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 759 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £415,000 in July 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£547/sq ft) was about 97% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Jessamine Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Jessamine Cottages, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2010
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Single storey extension infill to ground floor to form cloakroom

    Agent
    RTAS Chartered Architectural Technologist
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    10/02556/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.

Current estimate

£428,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£415,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 July 2018Most recent

    £415,000

    +90.4%over 8 years

  2. 26 July 2010

    £218,000

    +17.8%over 7 years

  3. 13 April 2003

    £185,000

    +24.2%over 1 year

  4. 26 April 2001

    £149,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6BU: £445,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Brighton Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 1 Jessamine Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,887

Street avg £3,458

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£390k

1 Caffyns Cottages, High Street, Handcross

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3 bed2 bath
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1 Bretts, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe

RH17 6PG

3 bed
£486k

1 Barnhall Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield

RH17 6ET

3 bed1 bath
£580k

1 2 Carpenters Arms, Slaugham

RH17 6AQ

3 bed1 bath
£433k

1 College Road, Ardingly

RH17 6TU

4 bed1 bath
£469k

1 Box Cottages, High Street, Balcombe

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2 bed
£844k

1 Church Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

RH17 6UN

3 bed2 bath
£515k

1 Brickyard Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.
Full Haywards Heath report

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Garden House — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Handcross Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 6BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 6BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 6BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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