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1 Shellbrook Cottages, College Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ

EPC A
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
A
Score 92
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Shellbrook Cottages

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

1 Shellbrook Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since September 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 48.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 85.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff street
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Shellbrook Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A
A92
B
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
0.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Shellbrook Cottages, College Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Shellbrook 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£534,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.7% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2006)

£359,000

Growth on file: 16.7% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2006Most recent

    £359,000

    +160.1%over 6 years

  2. 13 July 2000

    £138,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6SQ: £340,000 (2024–2000).

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On the street

Versus other College Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 1 Shellbrook Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,126

Street avg £2,476

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 156 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

0.3 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£580k

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1 Barnhall Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield

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3 bed1 bath
£482k

1 Bretts, Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe

RH17 6PG

3 bed
£390k

1 Caffyns Cottages, High Street, Handcross

RH17 6BF

3 bed2 bath
£844k

1 Church Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

RH17 6UN

3 bed2 bath
£515k

1 Brickyard Cottages, Street Lane, Ardingly

RH17 6UA

2 bed
£584k

1 Ben Villas, College Road, Ardingly

RH17 6TT

4 bed
£469k

1 Box Cottages, High Street, Balcombe

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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

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

1.3 km

Hapstead Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 6SQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

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

Common questions

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