Court Cottage, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EN
About Court Cottage
Court Cottage is a detached house in Staplefield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Court Cottage.
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension to provide additional habitable accommodation. (Revised plans received 07.02.2023)
- Documents
- 38 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/3767
- Jun 2007AmendmentIn report
Residential occupation of Court Cottage without complying with Condition 2 of planning permission CD/068/86
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/02268/LDC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Court Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Court Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£691,000
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 5 sales in RH17 6EN: £525,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 6EN
2 Staplefield Court, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EN
Sold May 2025
£285,0001 Staplefield Court, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EN
Sold Mar 2025
£390,000Hawthorns, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EN
Sold Dec 2023
£830,000Rosedene, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EN
Sold Oct 2020
£525,000Jasmine Cottage, Brantridge Lane, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EN
Sold Jan 2019
£455,000
Everything we know about Court Cottage, 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 Brantridge Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Court Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
The Victory Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB