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

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 St James Cottages

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

7 St James Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6PG). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in February 2001. Across 2000–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 52.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £440,000 sits 144.4% above the 2001 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm. At 91 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).

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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

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2021from Jun 2011
EPC improved fromD64toC69
Low Energy Lighting
75%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 St James Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 St James Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

7 St James Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£440,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 52.5% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£180,000

Growth on file: 52.5% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2001Most recent

    £180,000

    +52.5%

  2. 30 August 2000

    £118,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6PG: £510,000 (2022–2019).

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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  • Larger development activity nearby
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On the street

Versus other Haywards Heath Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 7 St James Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,978

Street avg £4,051

Strongly below

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£482k

1 Bretts, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe

RH17 6PG

3 bed
£486k

1 Barnhall Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield

RH17 6ET

3 bed1 bath
£390k

1 Caffyns Cottages, High Street, Handcross

RH17 6BF

3 bed2 bath
£580k

1 2 Carpenters Arms, Slaugham

RH17 6AQ

3 bed1 bath
£433k

1 College Road, Ardingly

RH17 6TU

4 bed1 bath
£469k

1 Box Cottages, High Street, Balcombe

RH17 6QQ

2 bed
£844k

1 Church Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

RH17 6UN

3 bed2 bath
£515k

1 Brickyard Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

RH17 6UA

2 bed
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.
Full Haywards Heath report

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

Ouse Valley Surgery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 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 6PG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 6PG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 6PG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

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 7 St James Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.