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Cambridge Cottage, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
13
From EPC
Floor area
420 m²
4521 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Cambridge Cottage

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

Cambridge Cottage is a detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6JR). It has a recorded floor area of 420 m² (around 4521 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,383,000 is 18.6% below the 2019 sale of £1,700,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 420 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £1,700,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cambridge Cottage, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2021
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Removal of existing conservatory and replacement with new orangery style extension.

    Extension
    Documents
    18 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/21/3549
    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.

Latest sale on Cambridge Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,383,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£1,700,000

Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 October 2019Most recent

    £1,700,000

    +464.8%over 20 years
  2. 19 January 1999

    £301,011

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6JR: £250,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Brantridge Lane homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, Cambridge Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,048

Street avg £3,542

Above

Floor Area

420 m²

Street avg 181 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

13 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 6JR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

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 Cambridge Cottage, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.