Badgers Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE
About Badgers Cottage
Badgers Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6PE). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £711,000 sits 58.9% above the 2003 sale of £447,500. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Badgers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2003
- Jul 2003OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of new timber shed in garden
- Reference
- 03/01356/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Badgers 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
Badgers Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£711,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£447,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2003Most recent
£447,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6PE: £520,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RH17 6PE
Bagpiths Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE
Sold May 2025
£520,000Tile Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE
Sold Jan 2025
£380,0002 Nostel Priory Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE
Sold Jan 2024
£400,0004 Nostel Priory Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE
Sold Feb 2022
£705,000Forge Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE
Sold Nov 2018
£680,000
Everything we know about Badgers 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 Haywards Heath Road homes
Badgers Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,315
Street avg £4,330
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
The Half Moon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB