3 Dairy Cottages, High Beeches Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HQ
About 3 Dairy Cottages
3 Dairy Cottages is a four-bedroom detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 227 m² (around 2443 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 227 m² the property is well over the postcode median (174 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£593/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £1,450,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
3 Dairy Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear extension and single storey side extension
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/1363
- Jun 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Two storey extension, internal alterations and proposed 4 bay garage.
- Agent
- Roger Minost - Architect
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01043/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Dairy 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 3 Dairy Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 2024Most recent
£1,450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6HQ: £1,000,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in RH17 6HQ
2 Dairy Cottages, High Beeches Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HQ
Sold Sept 2024
£1,250,000Garden House, High Beeches Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HQ
Sold Jul 2023
£1,000,000Handcross Park, East Lodge, High Beeches Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HQ
Sold Feb 2022
£885,000Springwood Farm, High Beeches Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HQ
Sold Jul 2019
£1,400,000Keepers Lodge, High Beeches Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HQ
Sold Sept 2017
£900,000
Everything we know about 3 Dairy 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 High Beeches Lane homes
On years held, 3 Dairy Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,388
Street avg £5,364
Floor Area
227 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
High Beeches Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Handcross Primary School. 3 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
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB