16 Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
About 16 Oldlands Avenue
16 Oldlands Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£519/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2022 for £765,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Oldlands Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Lime (T58) - repollard
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02475/TREE
- Oct 2005ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed conservatory to the rear of the property.
Extension- Reference
- 05/01988/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Oldlands Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£752,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 27 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2022Most recent
£765,000
+31.9%over 4 years20 November 2017
£580,000
+48.3%over 9 years1 October 2008
£391,000
+114.2%over 7 years27 August 2001
£182,500
+134.0%over 6 years27 April 1995
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6LY: £720,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in RH17 6LY
1 Woodcote Cottages, Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
Sold Oct 2022
£720,0008 Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
Sold Oct 2022
£767,250Stumble Cottage, Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
Sold Dec 2021
£1,051,0003 Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
Sold Jul 2010
£235,00012 Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
Sold Dec 2008
£232,000
Everything we know about 16 Oldlands Avenue, in one report
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 Oldlands Avenue homes
On floor area, 16 Oldlands Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,584
Street avg £6,971
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Ouse Valley Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Balcombe Cofe Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB