Upper Stumble House, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NJ
About Upper Stumble House
Upper Stumble House is a detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 429 m² (around 4618 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2024. The latest certificate (April 2024) returns a high B (score 90), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 429 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Upper Stumble House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2022ConditionsIn report
Variation of conditions 2 and 3 relating to application DM/17/2223 to allow for a reduced front door and window arrangement and change in materials of the façade.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/0538
- Aug 2017New BuildFullIn report
Proposed two storey five bedroom detached house and separate double garage.
- Documents
- 53 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/17/2223
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Upper Stumble House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,641,000
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 5 sales in RH17 6NJ: £705,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 6NJ
White Gables, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NJ
Sold Jan 2023
£800,000Wakefield House, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NJ
Sold Nov 2022
£875,723Rose Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NJ
Sold Sept 2022
£600,0001 Oakwood Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NJ
Sold Jun 2021
£625,000Woodside, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NJ
Sold Jun 2018
£586,000
Everything we know about Upper Stumble House, 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, Upper Stumble House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
90 (B)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
429 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.6 km
Ouse Valley Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Balcombe Cofe Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB