8 Oaklands, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UE
About 8 Oaklands
8 Oaklands is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6UE). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 117 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold March 2021 for £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 Oaklands
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Oaklands's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Oaklands has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2021Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed loft conversion with dormer window to rear and velux rooflight window to front (Revised plans recieved 21.09.2021)
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/21/2694
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed pitched roof single storey side extension. New enlarged window to rear.
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/21/2691
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Oaklands
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£567,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 9 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2021Most recent
£520,000
+80.6%over 8 years30 August 2012
£288,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6UE: £605,500 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 6UE
6 Oaklands, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UE
Sold Feb 2024
£630,00018 Oaklands, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UE
Sold Jun 2021
£625,0005 Oaklands, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UE
Sold Dec 2020
£558,00011 Oaklands, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UE
Sold Nov 2020
£330,5007 Oaklands, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UE
Sold Aug 2017
£535,000
Everything we know about 8 Oaklands, 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 Oaklands homes
Habitable Rooms for 8 Oaklands runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,447
Street avg £4,068
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Hapstead Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB