Southdown Villa, Brighton Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BU

Southdown Villa is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6BU). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 136 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 24 EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 2012–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 45.4% above the 2015 sale price.