Wakehurst Place, Wakehurst Farmhouse, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN
About Wakehurst Place
Wakehurst Place is a detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6TN). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 27 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Wakehurst Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Wakehurst Place has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jan 2026FullIn report
Proposed installation of new weather station mast, equipment and fencing around.
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/2341
- Jul 2025HeritageIn report
Proposed interpretation installations and fixings and associated works within the ground floor of Wakehurst Place.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/1323
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Wakehurst Place
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
Wakehurst Place has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,120,000
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 Wakehurst Place, 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
Wakehurst Place is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
242 m²
Street avg 210 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
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