Little Smeads, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NG
About Little Smeads
Little Smeads is a four-bedroom detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6NG). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. 11 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 is 25.8% above the 2016 sale price.
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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
Energy performance
Little Smeads's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Little Smeads.
- Apr 2021ConditionsIn report
Discharge conditions 3 and 4 in relation to DM/19/2850
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/21/0746
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Remove existing single storey extension and construct a new two storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/19/2850
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Little Smeads
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
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£620,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 October 2016Most recent
£620,000
Everything we know about Little Smeads, 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 epc rating, Little Smeads runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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.
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
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB