Cambridge Cottage, Brantridge Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6JR
About Cambridge Cottage
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 performance
Cambridge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2021ConservatoryFullIn report
Removal of existing conservatory and replacement with new orangery style extension.
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/21/3549
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cambridge Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 21 years.
£1,700,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2019Most recent
£1,700,000
+464.8%over 20 years19 January 1999
£301,011
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
On habitable rooms, Cambridge Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,048
Street avg £3,542
Floor Area
420 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB