2 St James Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG

2 St James Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6PG). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £441,000 is 22.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. At 88 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 7 EPCs).