18 Oaklands, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UE

18 Oaklands is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6UE). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £625,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year.