8 Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
About 8 Oldlands Avenue
8 Oldlands Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6LY). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 37.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £767,250 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 Oldlands Avenue
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2023RenovationFullIn report
The insertion of 2x dormer/windows to the front elevation.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/3687
- Nov 2009Tree WorksTreesIn report
Lime (T49) - Reduce canopy by 50%
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/03041/TREE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Oldlands Avenue
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£767,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2022Most recent
£767,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6LY: £720,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in RH17 6LY
1 Woodcote Cottages, Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
Sold Oct 2022
£720,00016 Oldlands Avenue, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6LY
Sold Oct 2022
£765,000Stumble 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 8 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 price per m², 8 Oldlands Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,255
Street avg £7,080
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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