Hurst Cottage, The Green, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AW

Hurst Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AW). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 31.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 88 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs).