1 Ditton Place, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR
About 1 Ditton Place
1 Ditton Place is a detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6JR). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£549/sq ft) was about 118.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 115 m² it's 16.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 23 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £680,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement 'like for like' window to first floor side elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/1805
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£680,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 April 2021Most recent
£680,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6JR: £250,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in RH17 6JR
11 Ditton Place, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR
Sold Aug 2025
£318,00010 Ditton Place, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR
Sold Apr 2024
£250,00012 Ditton Place, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR
Sold Apr 2024
£250,0004 Ditton Place, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR
Sold Sept 2023
£200,0007 Ditton Place, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR
Sold Sept 2023
£200,000
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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 Brantridge Lane homes
Price per m² for 1 Ditton Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,913
Street avg £3,409
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
1.4 km
Brantridge Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
St. Mark's CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB