1 Box Cottages, High Street, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6QQ
About 1 Box Cottages
1 Box Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 14.4% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £410,000 in July 2020.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Box Cottages
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- LandYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Box Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2022FullIn report
Planning application for temporary use of intended cattle shed to provide accommodation during building works to house, retention of agricultural storage barn and temporary shipping container providing storage in connection with building work to house.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/3310
- Feb 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension adjacent to the existing back addition and the refurbishment of the interior of the property.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/19/4955
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Box 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 July 2020Most recent
£410,000
Everything we know about 1 Box 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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Monks Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Balcombe Cofe Primary School. 2 schools 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
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB