31 Gowers Close, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UF
About 31 Gowers Close
31 Gowers Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6UF). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 89 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2008–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 60.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
31 Gowers Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Agent
- R T Phelps
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/01906/FUL
- Nov 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Two storey and single storey side extensions
- Agent
- R T Phelps
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02841/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 31 Gowers Close
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.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 14 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2022Most recent
£450,000
+25.0%over 7 years9 June 2015
£360,000
+44.0%over 6 years15 June 2008
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6UF: £340,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in RH17 6UF
35 Gowers Close, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UF
Sold Jan 2023
£500,00015a, Gowers Close, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UF
Sold Dec 2021
£420,00030 Gowers Close, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UF
Sold Mar 2021
£310,00041 Gowers Close, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UF
Sold Mar 2020
£312,00013 Gowers Close, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6UF
Sold Apr 2019
£340,000
Everything we know about 31 Gowers Close, 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 Gowers Close homes
Years Held for 31 Gowers Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,056
Street avg £3,160
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Hett Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB