Ashdown Cottage, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DE
About Ashdown Cottage
Ashdown Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in September 2003. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 155.5% above the 2003 sale of £160,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 37.8% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ashdown Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ashdown Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Ashdown Cottage
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.2% per year over 6 years.
£160,500
Growth on file: 21.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2003Most recent
£160,500
+221.0%over 6 years21 August 1997
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7DE: £620,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in RH17 7DE
Gale, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DE
Sold Aug 2022
£4,250,000Barn Cottage, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DE
Sold Jan 2022
£1,750,000Forest View, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DE
Sold Jan 2019
£620,0001 Cecil Cottages, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DE
Sold Jan 2012
£180,000Gale Cottage, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DE
Sold Feb 2006
£470,000
Everything we know about Ashdown Cottage, 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 Lewes Road homes
On price per m², Ashdown Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,472
Street avg £12,209
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 9.6 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
The Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Danehill Church of England 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
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB