Nymans, South Lodge, Staplefield Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EB
About Nymans
Nymans is a detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 836 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 22). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 78 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Nymans sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Nymans has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Nymans has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in RH17 6EB: £163,750 (2007–1996).
Nearby sales in RH17 6EB
Everything we know about Nymans, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Staplefield Road homes
EPC Rating for Nymans lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
20 (G)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Garden House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Handcross Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB