Brook House, Flat 5, Hammingden Lane, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SR

Brook House is an end-of-terrace house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6SR). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 129 m² this is the 6th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in Brook House, where floor areas span 78–299 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 15 units on file.

Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 is 11.8% below the 2024 sale of £525,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 129 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (169 m² median across 20 EPCs). Last sale on file: £525,000 in June 2024.