1 Grasslands Cottages, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR

1 Grasslands Cottages is a semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6JR). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 sits 63.6% above the 2007 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 32% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).