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2 Holly Cottages, Handcross Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EF

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 2 Holly Cottages

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

2 Holly Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Staplefield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6EF). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 103 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017. Across 2007–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 13.3% above the 2017 sale price.

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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.

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Holly Cottages, Handcross Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Holly Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.
Current estimate

£442,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 11 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£390,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 December 2017Most recent

    £390,000

    +26.8%over 4 years

  2. 5 August 2013

    £307,500

    +23.0%over 6 years

  3. 19 January 2007

    £249,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6EF: £434,500 (2025–2012).

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On the street

Versus other Handcross Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Holly Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,786

Street avg £4,786

Below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£482k

1 Bretts, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe

RH17 6PG

3 bed
£486k

1 Barnhall Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield

RH17 6ET

3 bed1 bath
£390k

1 Caffyns Cottages, High Street, Handcross

RH17 6BF

3 bed2 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

RH17 6QQ

2 bed
£844k

1 Church Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

RH17 6UN

3 bed2 bath
£515k

1 Brickyard Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

RH17 6UA

2 bed
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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Jolly Tanners — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St. Mark's CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 6EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 6EF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 6EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Holly Cottages, Handcross Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.