2 Primrose Cottages, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU

2 Primrose Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £342,000 in October 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 is 21.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.