2 Symonds Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NG
About 2 Symonds Cottages
2 Symonds Cottages is a semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6NG). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 3-band jump.
At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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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
Planning history
- Dec 2004HeritageIn report
The property currently has at 7" PRC type weather boarding, which is now beyond reasonable repair. It is proposed to replace the weather boarding with 6" PRC as no timber merchant has been found who is able to produce 7"PRC.
- Reference
- 04/02583/LBC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Symonds Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£354,000
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 1 sales in RH17 6NG: £620,000 (2016–2016).
Nearby sales in RH17 6NG
Everything we know about 2 Symonds Cottages, 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 Haywards Heath Road homes
On floor area, 2 Symonds Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Ouse Valley Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Balcombe Cofe Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB