2 Pondfield Cottages, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
About 2 Pondfield Cottages
2 Pondfield Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6TN). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£498/sq ft) was about 30.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £745,000 in October 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
2 Pondfield Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed two storey extension to the front (side) of the property within existing building lines and single storey rear garden room extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/1309
- Apr 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Construction of ground floor extension to the rear elevation, and brick-built, low-level storage sheds. Conversion of existing garage outbuilding to provide accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/17/1035
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- 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.
£778,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 7 years.
£745,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
21 October 2020Most recent
£745,000
+52.0%over 6 years29 October 2013
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6TN: £420,000 (2024–2002).
Nearby sales in RH17 6TN
Stonehurst, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
Sold Jan 2024
£5,364,2751 Pondfield Cottages, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
Sold Mar 2016
£625,000Stonehurst, Beech Cottage, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
Sold May 2011
£135,000Stonehurst, The Holt, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
Sold Oct 2002
£395,000Many Waters, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
Sold Sept 2002
£900,000
Everything we know about 2 Pondfield 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 Selsfield Road homes
On epc rating, 2 Pondfield Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,360
Street avg £5,792
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 218 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.2 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Kew Wakehurst — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
St Peter's CofE Primary School. 2 schools 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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB