Woodside, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NJ
About Woodside
Woodside is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £586,000 in June 2018. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Woodside'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to provide new hall and cloakroom.
- Agent
- John Butterfield
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03349/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Woodside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 9 years.
£586,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2018Most recent
£586,000
+58.4%over 9 years2 April 2009
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6NJ: £705,000 (2023–2020).
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£615,000
Everything we know about Woodside, 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
CO₂ Emissions for Woodside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,373
Street avg £4,798
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB