1 Granary Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE

1 Granary Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6PE). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 48.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 39.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.