Hooked Mead Cottage, Crawley Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LA
About Hooked Mead Cottage
Hooked Mead Cottage is a semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Hooked Mead Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Hooked Mead Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in RH17 6LA: £924,999 (2019–2000).
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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 Crawley Lane homes
Hooked Mead Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 31 (F)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 179 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.8 km
Great Cooper's Corner Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Balcombe Cofe Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB