Stone Wood Cottage, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
About Stone Wood Cottage
Stone Wood Cottage is a detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6TN). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 100). Main heating runs on oil.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Stone Wood Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2025OtherIn report
Steel portal framed building with conventional pitched roof for secure storage of forestry products and equipment.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/1826
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Stone Wood Cottage
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
Stone Wood Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£868,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6TN: £625,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in RH17 6TN
Stonehurst, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
Sold Jan 2024
£5,364,2752 Pondfield Cottages, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
Sold Oct 2020
£745,0001 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
£395,000
Everything we know about Stone Wood Cottage, 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
Stone Wood Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
86 (B)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 215 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 11.0 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