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Hillside, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
10
From EPC
Floor area
205 m²
2207 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hillside

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

Hillside is a detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6HS). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2021. At 205 m² it's 29.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 14 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,228,000 is 26.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £970,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Hillside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hillside, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2021
    RenovationOutline
    In report

    Enlarging, shifting, addition of rear windows, and replacement of side door

    New Windows
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/21/2588
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£970,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 December 2020Most recent

    £970,000

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.

Hillside outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,732

Street avg £4,323

Above

Floor Area

205 m²

Street avg 178 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.4 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.3m

1 2, Boundary Road, Balcombe

RH17 6RA

£844k

1 Church Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

RH17 6UN

3 bed2 bath
£622k

1 Ardings Close, Ardingly

RH17 6AN

4 bed1 bath
£584k

1 Ben Villas, College Road, Ardingly

RH17 6TT

4 bed
£580k

1 2 Carpenters Arms, Slaugham

RH17 6AQ

3 bed1 bath
£559k

1 Buckingham Gate, Handcross

RH17 6FP

£554k

1 Alderwood Cottages, Selsfield Road, Ardingly

RH17 6TJ

£552k

1 Carters Lodge Cottages, Carterslodge Lane, Handcross

RH17 6AA

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.

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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
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Hillside, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.