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Maple Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
138 m²
1488 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Maple Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2020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

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Maple Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jan 2011
    DemolitionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2008
    Tree WorksTrees
    In 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
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Maple Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£887,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£670,000

Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 November 2010Most recent

    £670,000

    +44.1%over 3 years
  2. 19 January 2007

    £465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6PE: £520,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Haywards Heath Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Maple Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,848

Street avg £4,177

Above

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 6PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 6PE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 6PE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Maple Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.