Warren Lodge, Horsham Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6DX

Warren Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6DX). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 119.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £1,185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.