Brook House, Groom Cottage, Hammingden Lane, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SR

Brook House is a two-bedroom detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6SR). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets.

Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 60.5% above the 2013 sale of £248,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sold in February 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.