1 Barnhall Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6ET
About 1 Barnhall Cottages
1 Barnhall Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Staplefield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6ET). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since July 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 305% above the 1996 sale of £119,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 56% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Barnhall Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Barnhall Cottages.
- Aug 2013ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension to create new porch. utility/ boot room and garden room with bedroom and ensuite over.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02329/LBC
- Aug 2013PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension to create new porch. utility/ boot room and garden room with bedroom and ensuite over.
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02327/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Barnhall Cottages
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
Latest sale on 1 Barnhall Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£119,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 July 1996Most recent
£119,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6ET: £567,500 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in RH17 6ET
Fairways, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6ET
Sold Feb 2021
£567,5002 Gable Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6ET
Sold Sept 2014
£595,0004 Barnhall Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6ET
Sold Jul 2012
£250,000Red House, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6ET
Sold Aug 2007
£695,0002 Barnhall Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield, Haywards Heath, RH17 6ET
Sold Mar 2002
£211,500
Everything we know about 1 Barnhall Cottages, 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 Cuckfield Road homes
On price per m², 1 Barnhall Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,290
Street avg £4,078
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 231 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 13.8 t/year
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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
0.2 km
The Victory Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St. Mark's CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB