Little Bowders, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NG
About Little Bowders
Little Bowders is a detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6NG). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Little Bowders's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at Little Bowders is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Confier - Fell.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/3017
- Sept 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell to ground level - multi stemmed ornamental conifer/cyprus
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02682/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Little Bowders has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£618,000
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
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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 Haywards Heath Road homes
Little Bowders outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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