5 Hyde Cottages, London Road, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6EZ
About 5 Hyde Cottages
5 Hyde Cottages is a semi-detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Hyde Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Hyde Cottages 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
5 Hyde Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£595,000
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 4 sales in RH17 6EZ: £570,000 (2019–2004).
Everything we know about 5 Hyde 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 London Road homes
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.0 km
Truckers Ghyll — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Handcross 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
40.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB