Maple Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE
About Maple Cottage
Maple Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6PE). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1488 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in November 2010. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 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 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £887,000 is 32.4% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Maple Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2011DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of small lean-to and construction of single storey extension.
- Agent
- Peter Searl Associates
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/03588/FUL
- Jan 2008Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce overall canopy of a Maple by 1.2m and an Apple by up to 1m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/03736/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Maple 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
Maple Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£887,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 4 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
10 November 2010Most recent
£670,000
+44.1%over 3 years19 January 2007
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6PE: £520,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in RH17 6PE
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Sold May 2025
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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 Maple 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
Habitable Rooms for Maple Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,848
Street avg £4,177
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 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