Spring Cottage, Church Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AY

Spring Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg special condition. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2012–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2024 for £580,000.