8 St James Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG
About 8 St James Cottages
8 St James Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6PG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£639/sq ft) was about 113.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 95 m² it's 15.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £653,400 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 St James Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension replacing existing single storey conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/5677
- Feb 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension replacing existing conservatory.
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/5675
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 St James Cottages
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
Latest sale on 8 St James Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 8 years.
£653,400
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
14 June 2021Most recent
£653,400
+81.5%over 7 years28 July 2013
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6PG: £510,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in RH17 6PG
Little Bretts, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG
Sold Sept 2022
£510,0002 Bretts, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG
Sold Nov 2020
£425,500Prospect Cottage, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG
Sold Oct 2015
£570,0002 St James Cottages, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG
Sold Sept 2015
£360,000Bretts, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PG
Sold Sept 2014
£435,000
Everything we know about 8 St James Cottages, 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
8 St James Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,878
Street avg £3,351
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
Ouse Valley Surgery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Balcombe Cofe Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB