2 Holly Cottage, Mill Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NP
About 2 Holly Cottage
2 Holly Cottage is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6NP). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1019 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold December 2018 for £640,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£628/sq ft) was about 65.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
2 Holly Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Amendment to previous permission for ground floor rear addition and construction of 2 no dormers to the rear roof and provision of 2 no conservation style windows to the front roof, to allow one additional dormer to the front elevation.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/01024/FUL
- Jun 2010Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear addition. Construction of 2 no dormers to the rear roof and provision of 2 no conservation style windows to the front roof
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00992/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Holly Cottage
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
2 Holly Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£688,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 13 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2018Most recent
£640,000
+67.3%over 9 years29 September 2009
£382,500
+6.3%over 3 years18 July 2006
£359,950
+53.2%over 6 months16 January 2006
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6NP: £700,000 (2020–2017).
Nearby sales in RH17 6NP
Coach House, Mill Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NP
Sold Dec 2020
£825,000Highcroft, Mill Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NP
Sold Jan 2020
£420,000Orchards, Mill Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NP
Sold Dec 2018
£1,182,501Little Colliers, Mill Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NP
Sold May 2018
£700,0001 Holly Cottage, Mill Lane, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6NP
Sold Aug 2017
£694,000
Everything we know about 2 Holly Cottage, 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 Mill Lane homes
On price per m², 2 Holly Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,762
Street avg £4,664
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.1 km
Ouse Valley Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB