1 Holly Cottage, Mill Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NP

1 Holly Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6NP). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 13 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. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2012–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.