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1 Minette Cottage, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
133 m²
1434 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Minette Cottage

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

1 Minette Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6HS). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1434 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in March 2010. At 133 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 45.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm. 4 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

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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Minette Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Minette Cottage, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

  1. Jan 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Proposed rear and side single storey extensions, removal of chimney and replacement windows on north west elevation. Description amended 21.11.2016 to include enlarged raised patio area to rear.

    New Windows
    Documents
    24 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/16/4080
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2012
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Proposed small deck area to the rear of the house and replacement of existing window to a door.

    New Windows
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    12/01328/FUL
    View planning record
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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.

1 Minette Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£567,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£390,000

Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 March 2010Most recent

    £390,000

    +21.9%over 4 years

  2. 31 July 2005

    £320,000

    +120.7%over 7 years

  3. 18 June 1998

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6HS: £775,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other London Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Minette Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,928

Street avg £4,474

Strongly below

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 183 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 6.9 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.
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4 bed1 bath
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4 bed1 bath
£580k

1 2 Carpenters Arms, Slaugham

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3 bed1 bath
£486k

1 Barnhall Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield

RH17 6ET

3 bed1 bath
£482k

1 Bretts, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe

RH17 6PG

3 bed
£390k

1 Caffyns Cottages, High Street, Handcross

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3 bed2 bath
£844k

1 Church Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

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3 bed2 bath
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bramble Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Balcombe 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 6HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 6HS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 6HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

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